Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, male (%) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
149
Highest
77.3%
Ethiopia
Lowest
24.0%
Monaco
Median
44.6%
Years covered
28
1998–2025
Data points
1,959
What the numbers show
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions, male (%) is currently reported for 149 countries. The highest value is 77.3% in Ethiopia; the lowest is 24.0% in Monaco.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.6%, and the mean is 46.4%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 42 countries rose and 107 fell. The largest increase was in Seychelles (up 22.8%), and the largest decrease in Monaco (down 52.6%).
Percentage of enrolment in tertiary education in public institutions: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ethiopia | 77.3% | 2008 | down 4.6% | flat |
| 2 | Chad | 76.6% | 2020 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 3 | Guinea | 75.5% | 2013 | down 5.1% | flat |
| 4 | Burundi | 71.8% | 2025 | down 13.5% | flat |
| 5 | Mali | 70.8% | 2015 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 6 | Yemen | 68.4% | 2011 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 7 | Togo | 66.9% | 2020 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 8 | Congo | 65.8% | 2023 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 9 | Benin | 65.4% | 2022 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 10 | Rwanda | 64.0% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 11 | Niger | 64.0% | 2019 | down 19.3% | falling |
| 12 | Angola | 63.4% | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 13 | Mauritania | 62.4% | 2020 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 14 | Malawi | 61.8% | 2011 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 15 | Korea | 60.6% | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 16 | Djibouti | 60.1% | 2011 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 17 | Japan | 60.0% | 2023 | down 2.4% | flat |
| 18 | Burkina Faso | 59.8% | 2024 | down 14.4% | falling |
| 19 | Eritrea | 59.0% | 2016 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 20 | Kenya | 58.8% | 2017 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 21 | Tajikistan | 58.0% | 2017 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 22 | Mozambique | 57.6% | 2018 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 23 | Comoros | 55.9% | 2014 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 24 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 55.9% | 2024 | down 17.7% | falling |
| 25 | Ukraine | 55.2% | 2024 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 26 | Uganda | 54.9% | 2011 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 54.7% | 2024 | down 18.2% | falling |
| 28 | Cameroon | 53.3% | 2024 | down 4.9% | falling |
| 29 | Bangladesh | 53.2% | 2023 | down 7.0% | falling |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 53.1% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 31 | San Marino | 52.7% | 2024 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 32 | Cambodia | 52.0% | 2019 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 33 | Madagascar | 51.4% | 2023 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 34 | Ghana | 50.8% | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 35 | Singapore | 50.8% | 2023 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 36 | China | 50.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 37 | Greece | 50.3% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 38 | Oman | 50.1% | 2024 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 39 | Germany | 50.1% | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 40 | Russian Federation | 50.0% | 2023 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 41 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 49.9% | 2022 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 42 | Turkmenistan | 49.7% | 2024 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 43 | Pakistan | 49.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 44 | India | 49.7% | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 45 | Senegal | 49.6% | 2024 | down 24.7% | falling |
| 46 | Uzbekistan | 49.4% | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 47 | Türkiye | 49.4% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 48 | Hong Kong, China | 49.4% | 2024 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 49 | Bhutan | 49.2% | 2024 | down 15.9% | falling |
| 50 | Colombia | 49.2% | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 51 | Azerbaijan | 48.4% | 2024 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 52 | Mexico | 48.2% | 2024 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 53 | Viet Nam | 48.1% | 2022 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 54 | Belarus | 48.0% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 55 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 47.9% | 2020 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 56 | Hungary | 47.9% | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 57 | Syrian Arab Republic | 47.8% | 2016 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 58 | Netherlands | 47.7% | 2021 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 59 | Switzerland | 47.7% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 60 | Luxembourg | 47.5% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 61 | Portugal | 47.4% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 62 | Macau, China | 47.0% | 2024 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 63 | Georgia | 46.8% | 2025 | up 4.5% | falling |
| 64 | Egypt | 46.7% | 2024 | down 7.4% | flat |
| 65 | Chile | 46.6% | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 66 | Brazil | 46.6% | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 67 | Spain | 45.9% | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 68 | Ireland | 45.8% | 2022 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 69 | El Salvador | 45.7% | 2024 | down 8.0% | flat |
| 70 | Andorra | 45.7% | 2024 | up 10.5% | flat |
| 71 | Morocco | 45.6% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 72 | Austria | 45.6% | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 73 | Belgium | 44.9% | 2023 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 74 | Costa Rica | 44.7% | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 75 | Finland | 44.6% | 2024 | down 4.4% | flat |
| 76 | Romania | 44.5% | 2023 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 77 | Canada | 44.0% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 78 | Ecuador | 43.5% | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 79 | Puerto Rico | 43.5% | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 80 | Czechia | 43.5% | 2023 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 81 | Kyrgyzstan | 43.3% | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 82 | Italy | 43.2% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 83 | Thailand | 43.2% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 84 | France | 43.1% | 2024 | down 3.5% | flat |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 43.0% | 2024 | down 6.7% | flat |
| 86 | Slovenia | 43.0% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 87 | United States of America | 42.9% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 88 | Kazakhstan | 42.9% | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 89 | Indonesia | 42.9% | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 90 | Cyprus | 42.8% | 2024 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 91 | Guatemala | 42.4% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 92 | Slovakia | 42.4% | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 93 | Denmark | 42.3% | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 94 | Kuwait | 42.0% | 2021 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 95 | Republic of Moldova | 42.0% | 2024 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 96 | Poland | 42.0% | 2024 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 97 | Lithuania | 41.9% | 2024 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 98 | Honduras | 41.7% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 99 | Australia | 41.5% | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 100 | Malaysia | 41.5% | 2024 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 101 | Nepal | 41.4% | 2024 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 102 | Myanmar | 41.4% | 2018 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 103 | Norway | 41.4% | 2024 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 104 | Jordan | 41.2% | 2024 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 105 | Croatia | 41.2% | 2023 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 106 | Bermuda | 41.2% | 2023 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 107 | Brunei Darussalam | 41.0% | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 108 | Armenia | 40.5% | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 109 | Philippines | 40.5% | 2023 | down 4.3% | flat |
| 110 | Cape Verde | 40.4% | 2018 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 111 | Mongolia | 40.4% | 2024 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 112 | Algeria | 40.4% | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 113 | Trinidad and Tobago | 40.4% | 2023 | up 3.6% | flat |
| 114 | Serbia | 40.1% | 2024 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 115 | New Zealand | 40.0% | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 116 | Albania | 39.9% | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 117 | Malta | 39.9% | 2023 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 118 | Lesotho | 39.7% | 2018 | down 11.3% | flat |
| 119 | Namibia | 39.7% | 2022 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 39.4% | 2024 | down 15.8% | falling |
| 121 | Estonia | 39.4% | 2024 | down 10.3% | falling |
| 122 | Bahrain | 39.3% | 2024 | up 12.3% | rising |
| 123 | Mauritius | 39.2% | 2023 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 124 | Panama | 39.2% | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 125 | Montenegro | 38.8% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 126 | North Macedonia | 38.6% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 127 | British Virgin Islands | 38.3% | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 128 | Sweden | 37.7% | 2024 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 129 | Botswana | 37.5% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 130 | South Africa | 37.3% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 131 | Seychelles | 36.7% | 2024 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 132 | Sri Lanka | 36.3% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 133 | Palestine, State of | 36.2% | 2023 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 134 | Argentina | 36.0% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 35.9% | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 136 | Belize | 35.4% | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 137 | Cuba | 34.6% | 2024 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 138 | Aruba | 34.4% | 2016 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 139 | Tunisia | 33.9% | 2023 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 140 | Guyana | 33.2% | 2012 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 141 | Saint Lucia | 32.7% | 2023 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 142 | Qatar | 32.2% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 143 | Dominican Republic | 31.7% | 2024 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 144 | Lebanon | 31.6% | 2019 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 145 | Barbados | 30.9% | 2011 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 146 | Iceland | 29.8% | 2023 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 147 | Israel | 28.1% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 148 | Samoa | 25.9% | 2024 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 149 | Monaco | 24.0% | 2024 | down 52.6% | falling |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release