School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) by country
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful...
What the numbers show
School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross) is currently reported for 188 countries. The highest value is 159.6% in Greece; the lowest is 1.6% in Haiti.
The median across all reporting countries is 34.5%, and the mean is 39.5%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 102.
Over the past decade 139 countries rose and 44 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 6,357.5%), and the largest decrease in Suriname (down 53.9%).
School enrollment, tertiary, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Greece | 159.6% | 2023 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 2 | Macau, China | 133.7% | 2024 | up 121.3% | rising |
| 3 | Republic of Korea | 118.0% | 2024 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 4 | Hong Kong, China | 114.4% | 2024 | up 75.4% | rising |
| 5 | Türkiye | 101.9% | 2023 | up 20.1% | volatile |
| 6 | Chile | 101.2% | 2024 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 7 | Cyprus | 97.9% | 2024 | up 127.9% | rising |
| 8 | Finland | 95.2% | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 9 | Ukraine | 93.9% | 2024 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 10 | Singapore | 92.8% | 2023 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 11 | Australia | 89.1% | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 12 | Grenada | 87.8% | 2018 | up 84.4% | volatile |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 83.6% | 2024 | up 91.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Spain | 81.8% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 15 | Georgia | 81.8% | 2025 | up 72.0% | rising |
| 16 | Austria | 80.7% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 17 | Netherlands | 79.0% | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 18 | Argentina | 76.9% | 2023 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 19 | Norway | 76.6% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 20 | Germany | 72.8% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 21 | Albania | 72.1% | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 22 | China | 71.6% | 2024 | up 77.7% | volatile |
| 23 | Portugal | 70.3% | 2023 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 24 | Ireland | 69.7% | 2022 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 25 | Belgium | 69.5% | 2023 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 26 | Switzerland | 68.9% | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 27 | Peru | 68.4% | 2017 | up 107.0% | volatile |
| 28 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 67.9% | 2023 | up 38.3% | rising |
| 29 | Latvia | 67.2% | 2024 | up 14.6% | rising |
| 30 | Croatia | 65.8% | 2023 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 31 | Fiji | 65.5% | 2024 | down 1.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 65.5% | 2024 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 33 | Japan | 65.3% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 34 | Belarus | 65.0% | 2024 | down 20.0% | rising |
| 35 | Canada | 64.8% | 2023 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 36 | Andorra | 64.6% | 2024 | up 489.8% | volatile |
| 37 | United States of America | 64.5% | 2022 | down 14.0% | rising |
| 38 | Republic of Moldova | 64.2% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 39 | Slovenia | 64.2% | 2023 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 40 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 64.0% | 2015 | up 394.9% | volatile |
| 41 | Sweden | 63.6% | 2024 | up 23.7% | flat |
| 42 | Italy | 63.5% | 2023 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 43 | Poland | 63.2% | 2024 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 44 | Malta | 62.6% | 2023 | up 63.8% | rising |
| 45 | Lithuania | 61.9% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 46 | France | 61.6% | 2024 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 47 | Puerto Rico | 60.6% | 2023 | down 22.7% | flat |
| 48 | Ecuador | 60.0% | 2023 | up 76.1% | rising |
| 49 | New Zealand | 59.4% | 2024 | down 11.4% | falling |
| 50 | Uruguay | 59.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 51 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 58.3% | 2008 | up 156.9% | rising |
| 52 | Palau | 58.3% | 2024 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 53 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 58.3% | 2022 | up 9.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Russian Federation | 58.2% | 2024 | down 24.8% | rising |
| 55 | Serbia | 58.0% | 2024 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 56 | Bulgaria | 57.8% | 2024 | down 10.8% | rising |
| 57 | San Marino | 57.4% | 2024 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 58 | Czechia | 56.8% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 56.7% | 2024 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 60 | Liechtenstein | 55.7% | 2021 | down 1.0% | rising |
| 61 | Uzbekistan | 55.3% | 2025 | up 459.8% | volatile |
| 62 | Brazil | 55.0% | 2024 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 63 | Libya | 55.0% | 2003 | up 258.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Colombia | 54.4% | 2022 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 65 | Hungary | 53.5% | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 66 | Estonia | 52.3% | 2024 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 67 | Mongolia | 51.5% | 2024 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 68 | Iceland | 50.5% | 2023 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 69 | Costa Rica | 49.8% | 2019 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 70 | Kazakhstan | 48.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 71 | Romania | 47.8% | 2023 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 72 | Israel | 46.5% | 2024 | down 13.6% | flat |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 45.5% | 2023 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 74 | Kyrgyzstan | 45.4% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 75 | Slovakia | 44.6% | 2024 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 76 | Armenia | 44.3% | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 77 | Montenegro | 44.2% | 2023 | down 17.9% | rising |
| 78 | Mexico | 44.0% | 2024 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 79 | Lebanon | 43.5% | 2019 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 80 | Algeria | 43.2% | 2024 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 81 | Morocco | 43.1% | 2024 | up 68.8% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahrain | 42.7% | 2024 | up 31.8% | volatile |
| 83 | Thailand | 42.0% | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 84 | Philippines | 41.6% | 2024 | up 41.4% | rising |
| 85 | Panama | 41.6% | 2023 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 86 | Syrian Arab Republic | 40.4% | 2016 | up 84.0% | rising |
| 87 | Indonesia | 40.1% | 2023 | up 44.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Kuwait | 39.9% | 2021 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 38.9% | 2024 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 90 | Egypt | 37.5% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 91 | Mauritius | 36.7% | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 92 | Tajikistan | 36.7% | 2024 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 36.6% | 2024 | up 68.6% | rising |
| 94 | Barbados | 34.6% | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 34.4% | 2023 | down 21.8% | rising |
| 96 | Viet Nam | 34.3% | 2024 | up 11.1% | volatile |
| 97 | Palestine, State of | 34.0% | 2023 | down 8.4% | rising |
| 98 | India | 33.3% | 2025 | up 20.3% | volatile |
| 99 | Marshall Islands | 32.2% | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 100 | Malaysia | 31.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 101 | Oman | 31.3% | 2024 | down 2.1% | volatile |
| 102 | Paraguay | 31.2% | 2010 | up 113.2% | rising |
| 103 | Jordan | 29.4% | 2024 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 104 | Cuba | 29.2% | 2024 | down 9.2% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 29.2% | 2023 | up 80.3% | volatile |
| 106 | Tonga | 28.8% | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 107 | Maldives | 28.5% | 2022 | up 220.9% | volatile |
| 108 | El Salvador | 28.0% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 109 | Tunisia | 27.4% | 2023 | up 2.8% | volatile |
| 110 | Bangladesh | 27.0% | 2024 | up 70.9% | volatile |
| 111 | Nicaragua | 25.2% | 2023 | — | rising |
| 112 | Qatar | 25.1% | 2024 | up 218.7% | volatile |
| 113 | Guatemala | 24.1% | 2023 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 114 | British Virgin Islands | 22.8% | 2024 | down 25.7% | falling |
| 115 | Ghana | 21.1% | 2024 | up 16.1% | volatile |
| 116 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 20.7% | 2022 | up 78.9% | volatile |
| 117 | Luxembourg | 20.5% | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 118 | Cambodia | 20.2% | 2024 | up 33.1% | volatile |
| 119 | Turkmenistan | 19.7% | 2024 | up 132.1% | rising |
| 120 | Iraq | 19.6% | 2005 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 121 | Comoros | 19.4% | 2017 | up 154.8% | volatile |
| 122 | Jamaica | 19.3% | 2015 | up 86.7% | rising |
| 123 | Namibia | 19.2% | 2022 | up 44.6% | rising |
| 124 | Cape Verde | 19.1% | 2018 | up 92.4% | volatile |
| 125 | Togo | 18.9% | 2020 | up 32.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Honduras | 18.8% | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 127 | Nepal | 18.7% | 2024 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 128 | Trinidad and Tobago | 18.1% | 2024 | — | rising |
| 129 | United States Virgin Islands | 17.8% | 1993 | up 4.9% | flat |
| 130 | Belize | 17.7% | 2024 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 131 | South Africa | 17.3% | 2023 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 132 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 17.0% | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 133 | Cameroon | 17.0% | 2024 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 134 | Myanmar | 16.5% | 2018 | up 81.2% | volatile |
| 135 | Botswana | 16.2% | 2024 | down 26.7% | volatile |
| 136 | Guyana | 15.9% | 2024 | up 103.9% | volatile |
| 137 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 15.9% | 2023 | up 6,357.5% | volatile |
| 138 | Sudan | 15.8% | 2015 | up 39.0% | rising |
| 139 | Afghanistan | 15.6% | 2020 | up 146.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Sri Lanka | 15.6% | 2023 | up 12.1% | volatile |
| 141 | Guinea | 15.0% | 2014 | up 283.2% | volatile |
| 142 | Senegal | 14.5% | 2024 | up 5.4% | volatile |
| 143 | Bermuda | 13.9% | 2023 | down 35.5% | rising |
| 144 | Liberia | 13.5% | 2012 | down 44.1% | volatile |
| 145 | Benin | 12.8% | 2022 | down 32.6% | volatile |
| 146 | Sao Tome and Principe | 12.6% | 2015 | up 210.2% | rising |
| 147 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.4% | 2024 | up 24.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Congo | 12.4% | 2023 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 149 | Least developed countries | 12.3% | 2024 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Bhutan | 12.3% | 2024 | up 10.3% | volatile |
| 151 | Yemen | 12.1% | 2011 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 152 | Kenya | 11.6% | 2024 | up 6.5% | volatile |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 11.5% | 2024 | up 74.5% | volatile |
| 154 | Nigeria | 11.5% | 2011 | up 75.6% | rising |
| 155 | Pakistan | 10.7% | 2024 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 156 | Rwanda | 10.4% | 2024 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 157 | Angola | 10.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | 9.8% | 2024 | up 134.9% | volatile |
| 159 | Samoa | 9.8% | 2024 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 160 | Saint Lucia | 9.7% | 2023 | up 6.3% | volatile |
| 161 | Gabon | 9.7% | 2003 | up 35.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Aruba | 8.6% | 2024 | down 21.0% | falling |
| 163 | Mozambique | 8.3% | 2018 | up 88.4% | volatile |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 8.2% | 2014 | up 104.3% | volatile |
| 165 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 8.0% | 2020 | down 16.2% | volatile |
| 166 | Lesotho | 7.9% | 2018 | up 136.0% | volatile |
| 167 | Mauritania | 7.7% | 2020 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 168 | Dominica | 7.2% | 1993 | up 3,846.2% | volatile |
| 169 | Mali | 7.2% | 2015 | up 188.3% | volatile |
| 170 | Zimbabwe | 6.8% | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 171 | Burundi | 6.7% | 2025 | down 15.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Eswatini | 6.5% | 2013 | up 55.6% | rising |
| 173 | Chad | 6.3% | 2020 | up 76.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Djibouti | 6.2% | 2011 | up 707.7% | volatile |
| 175 | Madagascar | 6.1% | 2023 | up 42.2% | rising |
| 176 | Uganda | 5.2% | 2014 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 177 | Niger | 5.1% | 2019 | up 189.5% | volatile |
| 178 | Zambia | 4.5% | 2012 | up 36.5% | rising |
| 179 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.4% | 2024 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 180 | Central African Republic | 4.2% | 2012 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 181 | Gambia | 3.9% | 2024 | up 138.8% | rising |
| 182 | Eritrea | 3.8% | 2016 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 183 | Malawi | 3.2% | 2022 | up 209.7% | volatile |
| 184 | Sierra Leone | 2.8% | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 185 | Sint Maarten | 2.8% | 2023 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 186 | Papua New Guinea | 2.5% | 1999 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 187 | Suriname | 2.2% | 2024 | down 53.9% | falling |
| 188 | Haiti | 1.6% | 1986 | up 62.2% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 84.5%
- Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) 83.0%
- Europe & Central Asia 78.0%
- Euro area 72.9%
- High income 72.7%
- Post-demographic dividend 70.8%
- OECD members 70.3%
- North America 65.3%
- Late-demographic dividend 63.6%
- East Asia & Pacific 59.2%
- Upper middle income 59.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 57.8%
About this data
Gross enrollment ratio is the ratio of total enrollment, regardless of age, to the population of the age group that officially corresponds to the level of education shown. Tertiary education, whether or not to an advanced research qualification, normally requires, as a minimum condition of admission, the successful completion of education at the secondary level.