Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
126
Highest
1.15 million
India
Lowest
0
Liechtenstein
Median
4,878
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,231
What the numbers show
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) is currently reported for 126 countries. The highest value is 1.15 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Liechtenstein.
The median across all reporting countries is 4,878, and the mean is 54,434.
Over the past decade 62 countries rose and 60 fell. The largest increase was in Naoero (up 2,860.0%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 1.15 million | 2025 | up 954.7% | volatile |
| 2 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 694,223 | 2012 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 3 | China | 494,467 | 2021 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 4 | Philippines | 431,329 | 2024 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 400,488 | 2024 | down 13.4% | flat |
| 6 | Viet Nam | 372,682 | 2022 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 7 | United States of America | 358,467 | 2023 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 8 | Germany | 316,041 | 2024 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 9 | Kenya | 286,916 | 2024 | up 210.3% | volatile |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 277,650 | 2024 | up 34.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 251,128 | 2023 | up 296.8% | volatile |
| 12 | Australia | 168,826 | 2024 | down 29.7% | falling |
| 13 | Saudi Arabia | 137,595 | 2024 | up 762.7% | volatile |
| 14 | Malaysia | 110,579 | 2009 | up 112.0% | rising |
| 15 | Kazakhstan | 110,286 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 16 | South Africa | 106,858 | 2023 | down 6.6% | rising |
| 17 | Egypt | 103,679 | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 18 | Jamaica | 93,480 | 2024 | up 181.8% | rising |
| 19 | New Zealand | 89,083 | 2024 | up 31.3% | volatile |
| 20 | Morocco | 79,538 | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 21 | Poland | 69,659 | 2024 | down 16.7% | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 66,606 | 2018 | up 206.2% | rising |
| 23 | Singapore | 51,552 | 2023 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 24 | Ukraine | 42,939 | 2024 | down 50.7% | falling |
| 25 | Greece | 38,513 | 2023 | up 51.8% | rising |
| 26 | Ireland | 30,935 | 2022 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 27 | Uganda | 28,943 | 2017 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 28 | Hungary | 28,490 | 2024 | down 16.1% | falling |
| 29 | Belgium | 26,453 | 2023 | down 3.8% | rising |
| 30 | Romania | 25,130 | 2023 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 31 | Azerbaijan | 22,200 | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 32 | Cambodia | 19,065 | 2023 | up 10.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Russian Federation | 18,269 | 2019 | down 72.8% | volatile |
| 34 | Ethiopia | 17,659 | 2004 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 35 | Syrian Arab Republic | 17,618 | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 36 | Belarus | 15,436 | 2024 | up 37.3% | falling |
| 37 | United Arab Emirates | 13,835 | 2024 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 38 | Puerto Rico | 12,520 | 2023 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 39 | Spain | 12,290 | 2024 | up 4.6% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 11,937 | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 41 | Burkina Faso | 11,701 | 2013 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 42 | Sweden | 11,577 | 2024 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 43 | Hong Kong, China | 11,247 | 2024 | down 19.6% | falling |
| 44 | Bahrain | 10,418 | 2024 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 45 | Finland | 10,205 | 2024 | down 4.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Rwanda | 10,135 | 2019 | up 211.2% | rising |
| 47 | Uzbekistan | 9,609 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 48 | Pakistan | 9,444 | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 49 | Israel | 8,701 | 2024 | down 9.3% | rising |
| 50 | Tunisia | 8,595 | 2016 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 51 | Mali | 8,566 | 2023 | up 79.6% | rising |
| 52 | Czechia | 8,182 | 2023 | down 59.4% | volatile |
| 53 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 7,803 | 2023 | up 36.4% | falling |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 7,173 | 2023 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 55 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6,856 | 2024 | up 113.9% | rising |
| 56 | Malawi | 6,818 | 2021 | up 78.6% | falling |
| 57 | Switzerland | 6,601 | 2024 | up 27.7% | falling |
| 58 | Kyrgyzstan | 6,368 | 2025 | up 34.0% | falling |
| 59 | France | 6,326 | 2024 | down 45.6% | falling |
| 60 | Panama | 6,271 | 2007 | up 494.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Kuwait | 5,819 | 2013 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 62 | Botswana | 5,370 | 2024 | up 38.0% | falling |
| 63 | Norway | 4,996 | 2024 | up 131.4% | volatile |
| 64 | Georgia | 4,760 | 2024 | up 267.9% | volatile |
| 65 | Slovakia | 4,495 | 2024 | down 49.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Lithuania | 4,091 | 2024 | down 51.1% | rising |
| 67 | Fiji | 3,338 | 2016 | up 614.8% | volatile |
| 68 | Japan | 3,271 | 2023 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 69 | Mongolia | 3,126 | 2024 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 70 | Colombia | 3,052 | 2022 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 71 | Portugal | 3,050 | 2023 | down 55.9% | volatile |
| 72 | Italy | 2,669 | 2023 | down 37.9% | volatile |
| 73 | Austria | 2,629 | 2024 | down 36.8% | volatile |
| 74 | Madagascar | 2,451 | 2019 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 75 | Cuba | 2,157 | 2024 | down 51.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Namibia | 1,958 | 2006 | up 50.7% | rising |
| 77 | Netherlands | 1,658 | 2023 | up 57.3% | volatile |
| 78 | Tonga | 1,619 | 2023 | up 34.2% | volatile |
| 79 | Barbados | 1,294 | 2024 | down 34.8% | falling |
| 80 | Eritrea | 1,264 | 2017 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 81 | Mauritius | 1,263 | 2024 | down 54.1% | falling |
| 82 | Grenada | 1,150 | 2024 | up 236.3% | volatile |
| 83 | Belize | 1,103 | 2008 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 84 | Denmark | 1,059 | 2012 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 85 | Iceland | 1,019 | 2023 | up 69.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritania | 1,019 | 2012 | up 106.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Estonia | 1,002 | 2024 | down 76.6% | falling |
| 88 | Lesotho | 991 | 2014 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 89 | Seychelles | 989 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 90 | Latvia | 749 | 2024 | down 51.0% | falling |
| 91 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 723 | 2017 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 92 | Serbia | 565 | 2024 | down 55.7% | falling |
| 93 | Dominica | 501 | 2023 | down 40.9% | rising |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 449 | 2024 | down 20.5% | falling |
| 95 | Bulgaria | 418 | 2024 | down 63.6% | volatile |
| 96 | Slovenia | 410 | 2012 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 97 | Bhutan | 394 | 2020 | up 342.7% | volatile |
| 98 | Gibraltar | 386 | 2024 | down 17.5% | falling |
| 99 | Niger | 347 | 2017 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 100 | Antigua and Barbuda | 344 | 2012 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 101 | British Virgin Islands | 273 | 2024 | up 88.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Cayman Islands | 264 | 2024 | up 166.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Guyana | 217 | 2024 | down 53.1% | volatile |
| 104 | Djibouti | 214 | 2019 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 105 | Cyprus | 200 | 2017 | — | flat |
| 106 | Saint Lucia | 187 | 2023 | down 53.5% | falling |
| 107 | North Macedonia | 170 | 2023 | down 42.6% | flat |
| 108 | Qatar | 151 | 2024 | up 109.7% | rising |
| 108 | Cook Islands | 151 | 2024 | down 26.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Malta | 149.8 | 2023 | down 89.8% | volatile |
| 111 | Naoero | 148 | 2022 | up 2,860.0% | volatile |
| 112 | Togo | 109 | 2021 | — | volatile |
| 113 | Andorra | 97 | 2024 | down 14.2% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 51 | 2023 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 115 | Palestine, State of | 50 | 2023 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 116 | Thailand | 49 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 117 | Anguilla | 42 | 2023 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Marshall Islands | 32 | 2024 | down 94.0% | volatile |
| 119 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 30 | 2023 | up 20.0% | volatile |
| 120 | Tuvalu | 18 | 2024 | up 260.0% | volatile |
| 121 | Brunei Darussalam | 15 | 2009 | down 46.4% | volatile |
| 121 | Cape Verde | 15 | 2019 | down 94.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Republic of Moldova | 15 | 2024 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 124 | Monaco | 9 | 2024 | down 87.8% | volatile |
| 125 | Montserrat | 7 | 2023 | down 68.2% | rising |
| 126 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 2012 | down 100.0% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 4.71 million
- UIS: World 4.71 million
- WB: World 4.71 million
- MDG: World 4.71 million
- UNICEF: World 4.70 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 4.13 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 4.09 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 3.90 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 3.86 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 3.74 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 3.39 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 3.36 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 3.02 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 2.95 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 2.90 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 2.63 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 1.96 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 1.82 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 1.82 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 1.82 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 1.82 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 1.82 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 1.82 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 1.82 million
- WB: South Asia 1.73 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 1.73 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 1.58 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 1.54 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 1.47 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.47 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 1.47 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 1.46 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 1.42 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 1.37 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 1.21 million
- AIMS: East Asia 1.20 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 1.15 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 1.15 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 1.10 million
- GPE: Region 3 1.05 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release