Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 14.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) stood at 14.4%. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) peaked at 14.4% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.6%, in 1971.
That places WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 163rd 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 55 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.7% | — |
| 1971 | 3.6% | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 3.7% | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 3.7% | -0.2% |
| 1974 | 3.7% | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.7% | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.6% | -0.5% |
| 1977 | 3.8% | +4.6% |
| 1978 | 3.8% | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 4.2% | +9.9% |
| 1980 | 4.3% | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 4.3% | -1.0% |
| 1982 | 4.6% | +6.5% |
| 1983 | 4.7% | +4.0% |
| 1984 | 4.9% | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 4.9% | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 4.9% | -0.6% |
| 1987 | 5.0% | +1.2% |
| 1988 | 5.0% | -0.4% |
| 1989 | 5.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 5.1% | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.0% | -2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.9% | -1.3% |
| 1993 | 5.0% | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.9% | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 4.9% | -0.9% |
| 1996 | 5.0% | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.3% | +5.9% |
| 1998 | 5.7% | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 5.7% | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 6.0% | +4.0% |
| 2001 | 6.4% | +7.8% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +6.4% |
| 2005 | 8.1% | +9.1% |
| 2006 | 8.3% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +5.9% |
| 2008 | 9.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 10.0% | +7.9% |
| 2010 | 10.8% | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 11.3% | +5.4% |
| 2012 | 11.7% | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 12.0% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 12.5% | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.4% | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 12.5% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 12.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 13.4% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 13.6% | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 14.2% | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 14.0% | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 14.2% | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.4% | +1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.8% | 3.6% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.8% | 4.3% | 5.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.2% | 4.9% | 5.7% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.8% | 6.0% | 10.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.2% | 10.8% | 13.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.1% | 13.6% | 14.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- 160 Gabon 9.7% compare
- 161 Aruba 8.6% compare
- 162 Mozambique 8.3% compare
- 163 Ethiopia 8.2% compare
- 164 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 8.0% compare
- 165 Lesotho 7.9% compare
- 166 Mauritania 7.7% compare
More education data for WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 66.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 72.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 49.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 25.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 13.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.97 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) was 14.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.4% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.6% in 1971.
- How does WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 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