Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
186
Highest
125.4%
Greece
Lowest
42.7%
Burkina Faso
Median
79.5%
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
8,898
What the numbers show
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%) is currently reported for 186 countries. The highest value is 125.4% in Greece; the lowest is 42.7% in Burkina Faso.
The median across all reporting countries is 79.5%, and the mean is 79.7%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 107 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Uganda (up 81.8%), and the largest decrease in Burundi (down 26.0%).
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 125.4% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 2 | Monaco | 116.6% | 2024 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 3 | Singapore | 115.4% | 2023 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 4 | Australia | 113.8% | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 5 | Finland | 112.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 6 | Hong Kong | 111.2% | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 7 | Turkey | 110.7% | 2023 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 8 | New Zealand | 106.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 9 | Netherlands | 106.4% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 10 | Belgium | 106.2% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 11 | Macao | 105.5% | 2024 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 12 | South Korea | 104.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 103.5% | 2024 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 14 | Cyprus | 103.4% | 2024 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 15 | Chile | 103.1% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 16 | Sweden | 103.0% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 17 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 102.8% | 2015 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 18 | Ireland | 102.2% | 2022 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 19 | Grenada | 101.8% | 2016 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 20 | Gibraltar | 101.8% | 2009 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 21 | Spain | 101.7% | 2024 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 22 | Portugal | 101.3% | 2023 | up 4.4% | flat |
| 23 | Fiji | 100.0% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 24 | Norway | 99.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 25 | Albania | 99.3% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 26 | Liechtenstein | 98.7% | 2021 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 27 | Denmark | 98.6% | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 28 | Germany | 97.9% | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Poland | 97.6% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 30 | Georgia | 96.9% | 2023 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 31 | United Kingdom | 96.1% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 95.7% | 2019 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Argentina | 95.4% | 2023 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 34 | Austria | 95.3% | 2024 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 35 | Uzbekistan | 94.5% | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 36 | Lithuania | 94.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 37 | Moldova | 94.0% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 38 | Uruguay | 93.7% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 93.5% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 40 | Russia | 93.5% | 2023 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 41 | Switzerland | 93.5% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 42 | Hungary | 93.3% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 43 | Peru | 92.6% | 2017 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 44 | United Arab Emirates | 91.9% | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 45 | Iceland | 91.5% | 2023 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 46 | France | 91.4% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 47 | Algeria | 91.3% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 48 | Ukraine | 91.1% | 2024 | down 1.7% | rising |
| 49 | Latvia | 91.0% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 50 | Italy | 90.8% | 2023 | up 4.8% | flat |
| 51 | Andorra | 90.7% | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 52 | Croatia | 90.7% | 2023 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 53 | Brazil | 90.4% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 54 | Libya | 90.4% | 2003 | — | rising |
| 55 | Puerto Rico | 90.1% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 56 | Japan | 89.8% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 57 | Estonia | 89.8% | 2024 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 58 | China | 89.7% | 2024 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 59 | Vietnam | 89.6% | 2022 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 60 | Belarus | 89.2% | 2024 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 61 | Kazakhstan | 89.2% | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 62 | Czechia | 88.8% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 63 | Malta | 88.7% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 64 | Canada | 88.4% | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 65 | Morocco | 88.2% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 66 | United States | 88.0% | 2022 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 67 | Cook Islands | 87.2% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 87.2% | 2022 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 69 | Bahrain | 86.9% | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 70 | Tonga | 86.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 71 | Montserrat | 85.6% | 2019 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 72 | Bulgaria | 85.4% | 2024 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 73 | Mongolia | 85.3% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 74 | Israel | 85.0% | 2024 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 75 | Iran | 84.4% | 2022 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 76 | Ecuador | 83.9% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 77 | Slovakia | 83.5% | 2024 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 83.2% | 2015 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 79 | Mexico | 82.9% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 80 | Namibia | 82.9% | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 81 | Serbia | 82.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 82 | Montenegro | 82.5% | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 82.1% | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 81.7% | 2018 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 85 | Armenia | 81.6% | 2024 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 86 | Indonesia | 81.4% | 2023 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 87 | Azerbaijan | 81.2% | 2024 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 88 | Kuwait | 81.2% | 2015 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 89 | Venezuela | 80.4% | 2008 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 90 | Tajikistan | 80.2% | 2024 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 80.2% | 2024 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 92 | Aruba | 79.9% | 2024 | down 4.8% | flat |
| 93 | North Macedonia | 79.6% | 2023 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 94 | South Africa | 79.4% | 2023 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 95 | Nepal | 79.2% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 96 | Barbados | 79.1% | 2024 | down 11.6% | rising |
| 97 | Eswatini | 78.9% | 2013 | up 27.8% | rising |
| 98 | Philippines | 78.8% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 99 | Anguilla | 78.6% | 2008 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 100 | Egypt | 78.5% | 2024 | up 13.9% | rising |
| 101 | Togo | 78.5% | 2017 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 102 | Kiribati | 78.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 103 | Oman | 78.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 104 | Tuvalu | 77.9% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Thailand | 77.8% | 2025 | down 13.7% | rising |
| 106 | Qatar | 77.5% | 2024 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 77.3% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 108 | Rwanda | 77.1% | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 109 | Mauritius | 77.0% | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 110 | Sao Tome and Principe | 77.0% | 2015 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 111 | Palestine | 75.0% | 2023 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 112 | Romania | 75.0% | 2023 | down 9.2% | flat |
| 113 | Paraguay | 75.0% | 2010 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 114 | Cuba | 75.0% | 2024 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 115 | Tunisia | 74.8% | 2016 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 116 | India | 73.9% | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 117 | Dominican Republic | 73.9% | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 118 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 73.8% | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 119 | Brunei | 73.8% | 2023 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 120 | Panama | 73.7% | 2016 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 73.5% | 2018 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 122 | Kenya | 73.3% | 2023 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 123 | Gabon | 73.0% | 1999 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 72.6% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 125 | Guyana | 72.2% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 126 | Liberia | 72.2% | 2000 | — | rising |
| 127 | Ghana | 71.4% | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 128 | Jordan | 71.4% | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 129 | Jamaica | 70.9% | 2015 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 130 | Niue | 70.4% | 2005 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 131 | Uganda | 70.2% | 2004 | up 81.8% | rising |
| 132 | Botswana | 69.6% | 2021 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 133 | Myanmar | 69.5% | 2018 | — | rising |
| 134 | Cote d'Ivoire | 69.2% | 2024 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 135 | Belize | 69.1% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 136 | Samoa | 68.8% | 2000 | — | rising |
| 137 | Cameroon | 68.8% | 2023 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 138 | Sri Lanka | 68.2% | 2023 | down 7.1% | rising |
| 139 | Malaysia | 68.1% | 2024 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 67.6% | 2023 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 141 | San Marino | 67.6% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 142 | Iraq | 67.1% | 2004 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 143 | Mozambique | 66.9% | 2017 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 144 | Seychelles | 66.4% | 2024 | down 19.9% | rising |
| 145 | Zimbabwe | 66.1% | 2013 | up 10.2% | falling |
| 146 | Bhutan | 65.9% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 147 | Cambodia | 65.3% | 2023 | up 11.2% | flat |
| 148 | Vanuatu | 65.2% | 2004 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 149 | Maldives | 65.0% | 2022 | — | falling |
| 150 | Benin | 64.9% | 2022 | down 11.1% | rising |
| 151 | Lesotho | 64.0% | 2017 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 152 | Malawi | 63.8% | 2021 | down 10.0% | rising |
| 153 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 63.0% | 2013 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 154 | Lebanon | 62.7% | 2019 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 155 | Bangladesh | 62.6% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 156 | Congo | 62.3% | 2012 | up 9.4% | falling |
| 157 | British Virgin Islands | 61.6% | 2024 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 158 | El Salvador | 61.5% | 2024 | down 12.8% | rising |
| 159 | Guatemala | 60.8% | 2023 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 160 | Guinea | 60.7% | 2014 | up 24.0% | rising |
| 161 | Bermuda | 60.6% | 2023 | down 12.5% | falling |
| 162 | Solomon Islands | 58.0% | 2007 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 57.8% | 2021 | — | flat |
| 164 | Tokelau | 57.7% | 2003 | — | falling |
| 165 | Zambia | 57.4% | 1988 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 166 | Nigeria | 55.7% | 2011 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 167 | Madagascar | 55.7% | 2019 | down 11.7% | rising |
| 168 | Yemen | 54.9% | 2011 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 169 | Laos | 54.5% | 2023 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 170 | Ethiopia | 54.3% | 2012 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 171 | Mauritania | 54.2% | 2020 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 172 | Chad | 53.5% | 2015 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 173 | Tanzania | 53.4% | 2021 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 174 | Nauru | 53.0% | 2008 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 175 | Eritrea | 52.8% | 2015 | down 22.2% | flat |
| 176 | Honduras | 51.5% | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 177 | Pakistan | 50.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 178 | Syria | 50.9% | 2013 | down 21.5% | falling |
| 179 | Mali | 50.5% | 2017 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 180 | Sierra Leone | 49.7% | 2001 | — | rising |
| 181 | Burundi | 48.7% | 2025 | down 26.0% | volatile |
| 182 | Sudan | 47.7% | 2015 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 183 | Senegal | 47.0% | 2023 | down 12.3% | rising |
| 184 | Central African Republic | 45.5% | 2012 | — | rising |
| 185 | Niger | 44.8% | 2017 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 186 | Burkina Faso | 42.7% | 2024 | down 11.5% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand 110.0%
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 98.3%
- UIS: Central and Eastern Europe 98.2%
- UNICEF: Gulf Area 96.5%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 96.3%
- ECE: Euro Area (e25) (unsdcode:98204) 96.2%
- WB: Euro Area 96.2%
- UNICEF: Western Europe 96.0%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 95.6%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 95.6%
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 95.2%
- UNICEF: Eastern Europe and Central Asia 95.2%
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 95.2%
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 94.9%
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 94.8%
- WB: European Union 94.8%
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries 94.7%
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 94.7%
- SDG: Europe 94.4%
- ESCAP: Europe (europe) (unsdcode:98423) 94.0%
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 93.8%
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 93.8%
- WB: Oecd Members 93.6%
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 93.5%
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 93.1%
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 93.0%
- UIS: North America and Western Europe 92.7%
- MDG: Developed Regions 92.7%
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 92.6%
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 92.4%
- ESCAP: Pacific (pac) (unsdcode:98418) 91.9%
- AIMS: Pacific 91.9%
- SDG: Oceania 91.9%
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 90.5%
- ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 89.8%
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 89.8%
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 89.3%
- SDG: Eastern Asia 89.3%
- MDG: Eastern Asia 89.2%
- WB: Central Europe and the Baltics 89.0%
About this data
February 2026 Data Release