School enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
South Asia (IDA & IBRD): School enrollment, tertiary, male was 32.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
School enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), 1999–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Measured in % gross.
Analysis
In 2024, school enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) stood at 32.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 32.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | % gross | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 11.2% | — |
| 2000 | 11.1% | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 11.2% | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 11.7% | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 12.3% | +5.3% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 15.2% | +15.0% |
| 2008 | 17.3% | +14.0% |
| 2009 | 18.5% | +7.1% |
| 2010 | 20.4% | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +20.8% |
| 2012 | 24.9% | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 23.8% | -4.6% |
| 2014 | 24.7% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 25.9% | +5.2% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 26.3% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 27.2% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 27.6% | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +6.7% |
| 2022 | 31.0% | +5.3% |
| 2023 | 32.1% | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.6% | 11.1% | 18.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 20.4% | 27.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.5% | 27.6% | 32.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
More education data for South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- School enrollment, tertiary, male in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) was 32.3% in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest school enrollment, tertiary, male recorded in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank for school enrollment, tertiary, male?
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 26th out of 45 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school enrollment, tertiary, male rising or falling in South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of School enrollment, tertiary, male (% gross). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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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.