Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 57.5% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia is 57.5%, measured in 2023.
That represents a change of down 0.7% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 58.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 14.7%, in 1993.
That places SDG: Western Asia 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 14.7% | — |
| 1994 | 16.3% | +11.2% |
| 1995 | 16.0% | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 18.9% | +17.7% |
| 1997 | 18.7% | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 18.5% | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 19.4% | +4.8% |
| 2000 | 20.1% | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 20.4% | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 20.9% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 22.5% | +7.9% |
| 2004 | 23.5% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 24.8% | +5.3% |
| 2006 | 26.0% | +5.1% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +4.8% |
| 2008 | 27.8% | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.7% | +7.0% |
| 2010 | 33.3% | +11.9% |
| 2011 | 34.8% | +4.6% |
| 2012 | 38.8% | +11.4% |
| 2013 | 42.8% | +10.4% |
| 2014 | 46.9% | +9.5% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +6.9% |
| 2016 | 53.3% | +6.4% |
| 2017 | 56.2% | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 57.5% | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.7% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 57.2% | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 58.5% | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 57.5% | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.5% | 14.7% | 19.4% | 7 |
| 2000s | 24.3% | 20.1% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.2% | 33.3% | 57.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.8% | 57.2% | 58.5% | 4 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 50 Uruguay 59.2% compare
- 51 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 58.3% compare
- 52 Palau 58.3% compare
- 53 Iran, Islamic Republic of 58.3% compare
- 54 Russian Federation 58.2% compare
- 55 Serbia 58.0% compare
- 56 Bulgaria 57.8% compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia was 57.5% in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 58.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.7% in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 53rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 31 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release