Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
137
Highest
75.7%
Yemen
Lowest
18.4%
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
45.2%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,751
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 137 countries. The highest value is 75.7% in Yemen; the lowest is 18.4% in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 45.2%, and the mean is 46.2%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 4.
Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Mali (up 37.8%), and the largest decrease in Malta (down 48.2%).
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in private: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Yemen | 75.7% | 2011 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 71.4% | 2008 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 3 | Mali | 70.8% | 2015 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 4 | Mauritania | 61.0% | 2020 | — | falling |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 60.5% | 2021 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 6 | Guinea | 59.5% | 2013 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 7 | Niger | 59.1% | 2019 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 58.7% | 2024 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 9 | Syrian Arab Republic | 58.4% | 2016 | down 14.0% | falling |
| 10 | Uganda | 57.8% | 2011 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 11 | Benin | 57.1% | 2022 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 12 | Bangladesh | 56.7% | 2023 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 13 | Tajikistan | 56.4% | 2017 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 14 | Ukraine | 55.4% | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 15 | North Macedonia | 54.6% | 2023 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 16 | Viet Nam | 54.5% | 2022 | up 15.2% | falling |
| 17 | Chad | 54.2% | 2020 | down 31.7% | falling |
| 18 | Pakistan | 53.6% | 2024 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 19 | Korea | 53.5% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 20 | Tunisia | 53.5% | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 21 | Switzerland | 53.2% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 22 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 53.2% | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 23 | Togo | 53.1% | 2020 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 24 | Lebanon | 52.9% | 2019 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 25 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 52.2% | 2022 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 26 | Kenya | 52.1% | 2017 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 27 | Cambodia | 52.0% | 2019 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 51.9% | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 29 | Estonia | 51.8% | 2024 | up 27.1% | rising |
| 30 | India | 51.8% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 31 | Brunei Darussalam | 51.7% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 32 | Kyrgyzstan | 51.2% | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 33 | Jordan | 51.1% | 2024 | down 17.2% | falling |
| 34 | Burkina Faso | 51.0% | 2024 | down 15.9% | rising |
| 35 | Samoa | 50.9% | 2024 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 36 | Bahrain | 50.7% | 2024 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 37 | Mozambique | 50.7% | 2018 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 38 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 50.5% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 39 | Armenia | 50.5% | 2024 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 40 | Andorra | 50.5% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 41 | Côte d'Ivoire | 50.4% | 2024 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 50.3% | 2024 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 43 | Uruguay | 50.2% | 2023 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 44 | Rwanda | 50.0% | 2024 | up 9.9% | flat |
| 45 | Croatia | 49.9% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 46 | Japan | 49.7% | 2023 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 47 | Kazakhstan | 49.7% | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 48 | China | 49.6% | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 49 | Indonesia | 49.0% | 2023 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 50 | Iceland | 48.7% | 2023 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 51 | Congo | 48.6% | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 52 | Montenegro | 48.3% | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 53 | Sri Lanka | 48.2% | 2023 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 54 | Nepal | 48.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 55 | Morocco | 47.6% | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 56 | France | 47.5% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 57 | Cameroon | 47.5% | 2024 | down 13.3% | flat |
| 58 | Georgia | 47.4% | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 59 | Türkiye | 47.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 60 | Ecuador | 46.9% | 2023 | up 2.9% | flat |
| 61 | Chile | 46.7% | 2024 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 62 | Costa Rica | 46.3% | 2019 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 63 | Guatemala | 46.3% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 64 | Germany | 46.2% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 65 | Burundi | 46.0% | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 66 | Australia | 46.0% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 67 | Romania | 45.9% | 2023 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 68 | Malaysia | 45.9% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 69 | Malta | 45.2% | 2023 | down 48.2% | falling |
| 70 | Hong Kong, China | 45.2% | 2024 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 71 | Grenada | 45.2% | 2018 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 72 | Albania | 45.2% | 2024 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 73 | Uzbekistan | 45.1% | 2024 | down 35.2% | falling |
| 74 | Russian Federation | 45.0% | 2023 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 75 | Philippines | 45.0% | 2023 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 76 | Italy | 45.0% | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 77 | Israel | 45.0% | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 78 | Macau, China | 44.9% | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 79 | Thailand | 44.7% | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 80 | Serbia | 44.7% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 81 | Hungary | 44.6% | 2024 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 82 | Finland | 44.5% | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 83 | Singapore | 44.3% | 2023 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 84 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 44.3% | 2020 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 85 | Lithuania | 44.1% | 2024 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 86 | Angola | 44.1% | 2024 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 87 | Qatar | 44.0% | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 88 | Senegal | 44.0% | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 89 | Mauritius | 43.8% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 90 | Austria | 43.7% | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 91 | Madagascar | 43.6% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 92 | Colombia | 43.4% | 2022 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 93 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 43.3% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 94 | Spain | 42.9% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 95 | El Salvador | 42.9% | 2024 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 96 | Republic of Moldova | 42.7% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 42.7% | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 98 | Belgium | 42.6% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 99 | Ghana | 42.1% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 100 | Latvia | 41.8% | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 101 | Portugal | 41.7% | 2023 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 102 | Cape Verde | 41.5% | 2018 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 41.2% | 2024 | up 34.5% | rising |
| 104 | Bulgaria | 41.2% | 2024 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 105 | Botswana | 41.0% | 2023 | down 8.2% | flat |
| 106 | Honduras | 40.8% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 107 | Cyprus | 40.8% | 2024 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 108 | Monaco | 40.6% | 2024 | up 3.5% | flat |
| 109 | United States of America | 39.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 110 | Norway | 39.8% | 2024 | down 5.2% | flat |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 39.3% | 2024 | down 30.7% | falling |
| 112 | Kuwait | 39.2% | 2021 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 113 | Netherlands | 39.2% | 2022 | down 6.5% | flat |
| 114 | Slovenia | 39.2% | 2023 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 115 | Brazil | 38.9% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 116 | Panama | 38.8% | 2022 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 117 | Czechia | 38.7% | 2023 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 118 | Lesotho | 38.5% | 2018 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 119 | Slovakia | 38.4% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 38.2% | 2023 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 121 | Palestine, State of | 38.1% | 2023 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 122 | Argentina | 38.1% | 2023 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 123 | Belize | 37.4% | 2024 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 124 | South Africa | 37.2% | 2023 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 125 | Ireland | 37.1% | 2022 | down 8.5% | rising |
| 126 | New Zealand | 37.0% | 2024 | down 25.2% | falling |
| 127 | Mongolia | 36.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 128 | Poland | 36.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 129 | Dominican Republic | 35.6% | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 130 | Aruba | 35.2% | 2016 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 131 | Oman | 34.6% | 2024 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 132 | Saint Lucia | 34.2% | 2023 | up 18.0% | falling |
| 133 | Bermuda | 33.6% | 2012 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 134 | Namibia | 31.3% | 2022 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 135 | Denmark | 24.0% | 2024 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 136 | Anguilla | 18.8% | 2009 | — | rising |
| 137 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 18.4% | 2023 | down 28.3% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release