Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male was 74.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 74.8%. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 74.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 60.9%, in 1998.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th of 212 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 60.9% | — |
| 1999 | 61.3% | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 61.8% | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 62.0% | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 62.5% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 62.8% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 63.9% | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 64.2% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 64.7% | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 65.6% | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 66.3% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 66.6% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 67.6% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 68.6% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 69.4% | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 69.8% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 70.6% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 70.9% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 71.4% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 71.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 71.4% | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 71.7% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 72.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 73.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.0% | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 74.2% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 74.8% | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 61.1% | 60.9% | 61.3% | 2 |
| 2000s | 64.0% | 61.8% | 66.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.3% | 67.6% | 71.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 72.6% | 74.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 106 Qatar 77.5% compare
- 107 Trinidad and Tobago 77.3% compare
- 108 Rwanda 77.1% compare
- 109 Mauritius 77.0% compare
- 110 Sao Tome and Principe 77.0% compare
- 111 Palestine, State of 75.0% compare
- 112 Romania 75.0% compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 569.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 274.67 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6486 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 345.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 294.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 74.8% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 74.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 60.9% in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 109th out of 212 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary to tertiary, male (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release