Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
195
Highest
30.48 million
China
Lowest
9
Anguilla
Median
85,821
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
17,221
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 195 countries. The highest value is 30.48 million in China; the lowest is 9 in Anguilla.
The median across all reporting countries is 85,821, and the mean is 643,393.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 54 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 9,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Cook Islands (down 88.6%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 30.48 million | 2024 | up 48.7% | volatile |
| 2 | India | 22.14 million | 2025 | up 30.6% | volatile |
| 3 | United States | 7.59 million | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 4 | Indonesia | 4.51 million | 2023 | up 47.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Brazil | 4.29 million | 2024 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 6 | Turkey | 3.44 million | 2023 | up 27.0% | volatile |
| 7 | Mexico | 2.48 million | 2024 | up 43.5% | volatile |
| 8 | Philippines | 2.27 million | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 9 | Russia | 2.25 million | 2024 | down 31.1% | flat |
| 10 | Bangladesh | 2.14 million | 2024 | up 77.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Japan | 2.01 million | 2023 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 12 | Egypt | 1.94 million | 2025 | up 40.9% | volatile |
| 13 | Iran | 1.70 million | 2022 | down 23.2% | volatile |
| 14 | Germany | 1.62 million | 2024 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 15 | South Korea | 1.50 million | 2024 | down 24.3% | rising |
| 16 | United Kingdom | 1.38 million | 2023 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 17 | Argentina | 1.36 million | 2023 | up 26.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Pakistan | 1.36 million | 2024 | up 40.8% | volatile |
| 19 | France | 1.28 million | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 20 | Colombia | 1.15 million | 2022 | up 22.8% | volatile |
| 21 | Vietnam | 1.14 million | 2024 | down 15.0% | volatile |
| 22 | Spain | 1.10 million | 2024 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 23 | Saudi Arabia | 1.07 million | 2024 | up 38.4% | volatile |
| 24 | Italy | 967,192 | 2023 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 25 | Thailand | 940,155 | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 26 | Peru | 905,151 | 2017 | up 93.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Nigeria | 904,852 | 2011 | up 127.9% | volatile |
| 28 | Ukraine | 872,102 | 2024 | down 14.7% | falling |
| 29 | Canada | 808,725 | 2023 | up 18.4% | falling |
| 30 | Venezuela | 798,887 | 2008 | up 189.0% | volatile |
| 31 | Australia | 781,455 | 2024 | down 3.1% | volatile |
| 32 | Uzbekistan | 740,947 | 2025 | up 353.9% | volatile |
| 33 | Algeria | 672,147 | 2024 | up 34.0% | rising |
| 34 | Morocco | 659,269 | 2024 | up 61.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Chile | 640,750 | 2024 | up 10.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Poland | 557,268 | 2024 | down 22.2% | volatile |
| 37 | Malaysia | 507,807 | 2024 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 38 | Ecuador | 491,220 | 2023 | up 95.0% | volatile |
| 39 | Netherlands | 455,121 | 2023 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 40 | South Africa | 444,590 | 2023 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 41 | Greece | 439,136 | 2023 | up 30.0% | volatile |
| 42 | Ethiopia | 413,109 | 2014 | up 220.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 386,298 | 2018 | up 80.9% | volatile |
| 44 | Kazakhstan | 356,492 | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 45 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 354,019 | 2020 | up 22.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Ghana | 345,166 | 2024 | up 41.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Kenya | 338,073 | 2024 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 48 | Syria | 335,992 | 2016 | up 47.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Sudan | 327,599 | 2015 | up 89.7% | rising |
| 50 | Afghanistan | 315,412 | 2020 | up 304.3% | volatile |
| 51 | Nepal | 274,913 | 2024 | up 34.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Iraq | 271,197 | 2005 | up 51.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Romania | 240,583 | 2023 | down 15.6% | volatile |
| 54 | Belgium | 239,886 | 2023 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 55 | Cameroon | 227,850 | 2024 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Guatemala | 225,289 | 2023 | up 46.1% | volatile |
| 57 | Austria | 199,510 | 2024 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 58 | Portugal | 198,049 | 2023 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 59 | Sweden | 194,163 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 60 | Yemen | 187,439 | 2011 | up 28.6% | rising |
| 61 | Jordan | 186,182 | 2024 | up 23.0% | volatile |
| 62 | Cote d'Ivoire | 182,347 | 2024 | up 62.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Libya | 182,307 | 2003 | up 360.8% | volatile |
| 64 | United Arab Emirates | 182,083 | 2024 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 181,109 | 2024 | up 3.2% | volatile |
| 66 | Israel | 173,757 | 2024 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 67 | Angola | 172,255 | 2024 | up 42.9% | volatile |
| 68 | Switzerland | 163,838 | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 69 | Finland | 150,883 | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 70 | Cambodia | 150,111 | 2024 | up 22.7% | volatile |
| 71 | Tajikistan | 149,417 | 2024 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 72 | Belarus | 145,750 | 2024 | down 36.3% | flat |
| 73 | Czechia | 145,413 | 2023 | down 20.1% | rising |
| 74 | Hong Kong | 141,610 | 2024 | down 2.3% | volatile |
| 75 | Hungary | 140,576 | 2024 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 76 | Tanzania | 138,471 | 2024 | up 34.6% | volatile |
| 77 | Azerbaijan | 136,572 | 2024 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 78 | Sri Lanka | 136,118 | 2023 | up 18.5% | volatile |
| 79 | Senegal | 133,992 | 2024 | up 51.5% | volatile |
| 80 | Burkina Faso | 130,920 | 2024 | up 137.1% | volatile |
| 81 | Norway | 129,873 | 2024 | up 16.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 127,163 | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 83 | Denmark | 122,855 | 2024 | down 4.5% | rising |
| 84 | Mozambique | 117,340 | 2018 | up 153.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Ireland | 112,690 | 2022 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 86 | Tunisia | 112,556 | 2023 | down 14.8% | volatile |
| 87 | Lebanon | 107,417 | 2019 | up 16.1% | rising |
| 88 | Serbia | 102,112 | 2024 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 89 | Costa Rica | 102,057 | 2019 | up 15.5% | volatile |
| 90 | Honduras | 102,047 | 2024 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 91 | New Zealand | 99,830 | 2024 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 92 | Singapore | 96,168 | 2023 | down 24.9% | volatile |
| 93 | Paraguay | 95,141 | 2010 | up 165.8% | volatile |
| 94 | Madagascar | 94,430 | 2023 | up 89.0% | volatile |
| 95 | Cuba | 94,398 | 2024 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 96 | Uganda | 93,213 | 2014 | up 71.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Georgia | 89,835 | 2025 | up 53.1% | flat |
| 98 | El Salvador | 85,821 | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 99 | Palestine | 84,558 | 2023 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 100 | Bulgaria | 83,804 | 2024 | down 35.3% | rising |
| 101 | Guinea | 82,000 | 2014 | up 464.5% | volatile |
| 102 | Benin | 81,696 | 2022 | down 11.1% | volatile |
| 103 | Nicaragua | 80,313 | 2023 | — | volatile |
| 104 | Uruguay | 76,456 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 105 | Panama | 75,616 | 2023 | up 35.0% | volatile |
| 106 | Togo | 73,821 | 2020 | up 59.8% | volatile |
| 107 | Rwanda | 71,444 | 2024 | up 71.8% | volatile |
| 108 | Croatia | 66,671 | 2023 | down 7.0% | rising |
| 109 | Puerto Rico | 63,124 | 2023 | down 37.9% | rising |
| 110 | Slovakia | 59,179 | 2024 | down 25.9% | rising |
| 111 | Mali | 58,904 | 2015 | up 288.5% | volatile |
| 112 | Mongolia | 58,021 | 2024 | down 17.6% | rising |
| 113 | Oman | 55,479 | 2024 | up 11.5% | volatile |
| 114 | Zimbabwe | 55,393 | 2024 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 115 | Malawi | 54,184 | 2024 | up 633.9% | volatile |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 50,909 | 2024 | up 86.5% | rising |
| 117 | Kuwait | 50,581 | 2021 | up 29.0% | volatile |
| 118 | Niger | 49,907 | 2019 | up 339.4% | volatile |
| 119 | Albania | 49,644 | 2024 | down 35.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Chad | 49,114 | 2020 | up 160.3% | volatile |
| 121 | Burundi | 43,648 | 2025 | up 13.6% | volatile |
| 122 | Lithuania | 42,492 | 2024 | down 31.7% | rising |
| 123 | Armenia | 40,588 | 2024 | down 21.1% | falling |
| 124 | Slovenia | 33,799 | 2023 | down 18.5% | rising |
| 125 | Moldova | 33,513 | 2024 | down 34.7% | falling |
| 126 | Congo | 33,072 | 2023 | up 56.0% | volatile |
| 127 | Zambia | 32,186 | 2012 | up 103.3% | volatile |
| 128 | Latvia | 30,806 | 2024 | down 19.1% | rising |
| 129 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 30,320 | 2023 | down 39.8% | falling |
| 130 | Jamaica | 27,890 | 2015 | up 97.2% | volatile |
| 131 | Liberia | 27,165 | 2012 | down 19.6% | volatile |
| 132 | Macao | 25,400 | 2024 | up 97.4% | rising |
| 133 | Namibia | 24,999 | 2022 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 24,716 | 2023 | down 10.3% | rising |
| 135 | Fiji | 24,449 | 2024 | down 11.4% | volatile |
| 136 | Cyprus | 24,288 | 2024 | up 69.2% | volatile |
| 137 | Laos | 23,391 | 2024 | down 65.4% | volatile |
| 138 | Bahrain | 22,981 | 2024 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 139 | Botswana | 20,213 | 2024 | down 18.1% | volatile |
| 140 | Estonia | 17,785 | 2024 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 141 | Mauritius | 17,750 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 142 | Qatar | 17,253 | 2024 | up 91.5% | volatile |
| 143 | Mauritania | 15,240 | 2020 | up 46.1% | rising |
| 144 | Central African Republic | 9,153 | 2012 | up 72.8% | volatile |
| 145 | Malta | 8,832 | 2023 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Montenegro | 8,796 | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 147 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8,693 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 148 | Lesotho | 8,532 | 2018 | up 123.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Iceland | 6,899 | 2023 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 150 | Papua New Guinea | 6,445 | 1999 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 151 | Sierra Leone | 6,439 | 2002 | — | volatile |
| 152 | Gabon | 6,414 | 2003 | up 124.4% | volatile |
| 153 | Comoros | 6,097 | 2017 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 154 | Eritrea | 6,033 | 2016 | up 50.6% | rising |
| 155 | Maldives | 5,988 | 2022 | up 151.3% | volatile |
| 156 | Guyana | 5,646 | 2024 | up 92.0% | volatile |
| 157 | Brunei | 5,579 | 2023 | up 71.9% | volatile |
| 158 | Bhutan | 5,509 | 2024 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 159 | Gambia | 5,194 | 2024 | up 216.1% | volatile |
| 160 | Cape Verde | 4,781 | 2018 | up 61.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Haiti | 4,663 | 1986 | up 112.9% | rising |
| 162 | Grenada | 4,181 | 2018 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 3,974 | 2024 | up 17.6% | volatile |
| 164 | Eswatini | 3,953 | 2013 | up 67.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Belize | 3,565 | 2024 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 166 | Guam | 3,400 | 1989 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 167 | Barbados | 3,190 | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 168 | Djibouti | 2,828 | 2011 | up 878.5% | volatile |
| 169 | Andorra | 1,487 | 2024 | up 598.1% | volatile |
| 170 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,174 | 2015 | up 317.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1,158 | 2015 | up 213.8% | rising |
| 172 | Tonga | 941 | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 173 | Samoa | 921 | 2024 | up 11.8% | volatile |
| 174 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 686 | 2023 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 659 | 2023 | down 15.5% | volatile |
| 176 | Marshall Islands | 657 | 2024 | down 4.1% | rising |
| 177 | American Samoa | 634 | 2007 | — | rising |
| 178 | Suriname | 606 | 2024 | down 52.0% | falling |
| 179 | United States Virgin Islands | 588 | 2007 | down 22.4% | flat |
| 180 | Liechtenstein | 587 | 2021 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 181 | San Marino | 544 | 2024 | up 43.2% | rising |
| 182 | Monaco | 486 | 2024 | up 47.3% | rising |
| 183 | Seychelles | 442 | 2024 | up 204.8% | volatile |
| 184 | New Caledonia | 425 | 1985 | up 266.4% | volatile |
| 185 | Palau | 324 | 2024 | — | rising |
| 186 | Aruba | 278 | 2024 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 187 | British Virgin Islands | 273 | 2024 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 188 | Dominica | 257 | 1993 | up 3,112.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Bermuda | 240 | 2023 | down 44.1% | rising |
| 190 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 183 | 2023 | up 9,050.0% | volatile |
| 191 | French Polynesia | 151 | 1992 | up 459.3% | volatile |
| 192 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 33 | 2023 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Helena | 28 | 1982 | — | rising |
| 194 | Cook Islands | 22 | 2024 | down 88.6% | volatile |
| 195 | Anguilla | 9 | 2008 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 129.51 million
- SDG: World 129.51 million
- UIS: World 129.51 million
- WB: World 129.51 million
- UNICEF: World 129.28 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 108.41 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 105.44 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 103.52 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 103.13 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 99.48 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 92.82 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 83.60 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 75.32 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 57.05 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 54.28 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 46.82 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 45.77 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 45.71 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 45.71 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 45.60 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 45.10 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 44.90 million
- AIMS: East Asia 44.84 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 41.49 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 41.16 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 41.15 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 40.84 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 38.39 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 34.54 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 34.54 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 32.55 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 32.36 million
- WB: Oecd Members 30.80 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 29.55 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 29.36 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 29.26 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 28.18 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 28.18 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 28.18 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 28.18 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release