Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 28.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia is 28.9%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 28.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.1%, in 2000.
That places UNICEF: South Asia 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.2% | — |
| 2000 | 10.1% | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 10.1% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 11.0% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 11.2% | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 13.7% | +14.7% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +13.0% |
| 2009 | 16.7% | +7.6% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +9.7% |
| 2011 | 22.0% | +19.9% |
| 2012 | 22.4% | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 21.5% | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.4% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 23.5% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 23.7% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 24.1% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 24.8% | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 25.1% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 26.8% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 27.8% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 28.8% | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 28.9% | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.1% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.6% | 18.3% | 24.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.5% | 25.1% | 28.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
- 126 Honduras 18.8% compare
- 127 Nepal 18.7% compare
- 128 Trinidad and Tobago 18.1% compare
- 129 United States Virgin Islands 17.8%
- 130 Belize 17.7% compare
- 131 South Africa 17.3% compare
- 132 Lao People's Democratic Republic 17.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 28.9% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 28.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.1% in 2000.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 129th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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.
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February 2026 Data Release