Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
192
Highest
30.48 million
China (People's Republic of)
Lowest
33
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
Median
91,524
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 192 countries. The highest value is 30.48 million in China (People's Republic of); the lowest is 33 in Sint Maarten (Dutch part).
The median across all reporting countries is 91,524, and the mean is 653,446.
Over the past decade 132 countries rose and 53 fell. The largest increase was in Turks and Caicos Islands (up 9,050.0%), and the largest decrease in Laos (down 65.4%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (People's Republic of) | 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 | Türkiye | 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 | 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 | Slovak Republic | 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 |
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
About this data
February 2026 Data Release