Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions

MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 4.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.09 million
Change on year
down 6.3%
Rank
7th
of 214 groups
All-time high
5.23 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.50 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1998201120241998: 1.5M1999: 1.9M2000: 2.2M2001: 2.5M2002: 2.8M2003: 2.8M2004: 2.8M2005: 2.9M2006: 3.2M2007: 3.3M2008: 3.3M2009: 3.2M2010: 3.1M2011: 3.0M2012: 3.1M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.9M2015: 3.9M2016: 3.5M2017: 3.9M2018: 4.0M2019: 3.4M2020: 5.2M2021: 3.8M2022: 3.9M2023: 4.4M2024: 4.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

MDG: Developing Regions recorded 4.09 million for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 6.3% on the previous year and up 5.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 5.23 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 1998.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th of 214 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 1.50 million
1999 1.91 million +27.9%
2000 2.18 million +13.7%
2001 2.53 million +16.2%
2002 2.75 million +8.7%
2003 2.76 million +0.4%
2004 2.80 million +1.3%
2005 2.95 million +5.3%
2006 3.23 million +9.8%
2007 3.25 million +0.6%
2008 3.29 million +1.2%
2009 3.16 million -3.8%
2010 3.06 million -3.3%
2011 3.03 million -1.1%
2012 3.11 million +2.8%
2013 3.26 million +4.7%
2014 3.89 million +19.2%
2015 3.86 million -0.7%
2016 3.50 million -9.3%
2017 3.86 million +10.2%
2018 4.03 million +4.6%
2019 3.44 million -14.8%
2020 5.23 million +52.1%
2021 3.84 million -26.6%
2022 3.94 million +2.6%
2023 4.36 million +10.7%
2024 4.09 million -6.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.71 million 1.50 million 1.91 million 2
2000s 2.89 million 2.18 million 3.29 million 10
2010s 3.50 million 3.03 million 4.03 million 10
2020s 4.29 million 3.84 million 5.23 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions

  1. 4 Philippines 431,329 compare
  2. 5 Brazil 400,488 compare
  3. 6 Viet Nam 372,682 compare
  4. 7 United States of America 358,467 compare
  5. 8 Germany 316,041 compare
  6. 9 Kenya 286,916 compare
  7. 10 Bangladesh 277,650 compare

See the full ranking of 344 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 4.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
The highest recorded value was 5.23 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 1998.
How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 7th out of 214 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
344 places, 7,231 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release