Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male was 11.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
11.1%
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
187th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.1%
in 2021
All-time low
4.7%
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
WB: Low Income (july 2025) recorded 11.1% for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in 2021. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 11.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.7%, in 1971.
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.8% | — |
| 1971 | 4.7% | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 4.9% | +5.2% |
| 1973 | 5.0% | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 5.4% | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 5.7% | +5.4% |
| 1976 | 5.8% | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 6.0% | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 6.2% | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 6.3% | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 6.2% | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 6.4% | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 6.6% | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 6.8% | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 6.9% | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 7.0% | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 7.0% | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 7.0% | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 7.0% | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 6.8% | -2.0% |
| 1991 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 1992 | 6.5% | -3.7% |
| 1993 | 6.3% | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 5.9% | -5.5% |
| 1995 | 5.7% | -3.9% |
| 1996 | 5.5% | -2.9% |
| 1997 | 5.4% | -1.9% |
| 1998 | 5.5% | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 5.6% | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.9% | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 6.2% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 6.4% | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 6.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 7.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 7.8% | +4.8% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 8.7% | +7.1% |
| 2009 | 9.4% | +8.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 10.1% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 10.4% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 10.5% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 11.0% | +4.0% |
| 2015 | 10.8% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 10.7% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 10.8% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 11.0% | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 11.1% | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.5% | 4.7% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.8% | 6.2% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.0% | 5.4% | 6.8% | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.3% | 5.9% | 9.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.6% | 10.0% | 11.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.1% | 11.0% | 11.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- 184 Sierra Leone 2.8% compare
- 185 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2.8% compare
- 186 Papua New Guinea 2.5% compare
- 187 Suriname 2.2% compare
- 188 Anguilla 1.8% compare
- 189 Haiti 1.6% compare
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.68 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.8586 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 11.1% in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.7% in 1971.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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