Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 27,509 in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) stood at 27,509.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and down 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) peaked at 28,683 in 2022 and was at its lowest, 920.67, in 1983.
That places ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,158 | — |
| 1971 | 1,398 | -35.2% |
| 1972 | 1,423 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1,460 | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1,445 | -1.0% |
| 1975 | 1,285 | -11.1% |
| 1976 | 1,515 | +17.9% |
| 1977 | 1,510 | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 1,396 | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 1,258 | -9.9% |
| 1980 | 1,103 | -12.4% |
| 1981 | 1,034 | -6.3% |
| 1982 | 1,103 | +6.7% |
| 1983 | 920.67 | -16.5% |
| 1984 | 1,020 | +10.8% |
| 1985 | 1,195 | +17.2% |
| 1986 | 1,205 | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1,458 | +21.0% |
| 1988 | 1,893 | +29.8% |
| 1989 | 1,920 | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2,707 | +40.9% |
| 1991 | 2,827 | +4.5% |
| 1992 | 11,195 | +295.9% |
| 1993 | 3,784 | -66.2% |
| 1994 | 3,478 | -8.1% |
| 1995 | 3,593 | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 4,243 | +18.1% |
| 1997 | 4,435 | +4.5% |
| 1998 | 10,975 | +147.5% |
| 1999 | 6,730 | -38.7% |
| 2000 | 7,342 | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 9,318 | +26.9% |
| 2002 | 10,220 | +9.7% |
| 2003 | 10,899 | +6.6% |
| 2004 | 11,566 | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 13,335 | +15.3% |
| 2006 | 14,729 | +10.5% |
| 2007 | 14,597 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 16,418 | +12.5% |
| 2009 | 20,458 | +24.6% |
| 2010 | 22,496 | +10.0% |
| 2011 | 24,570 | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 26,560 | +8.1% |
| 2013 | 28,591 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 28,507 | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 26,784 | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 27,109 | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 26,488 | -2.3% |
| 2018 | 26,499 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27,544 | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 26,842 | -2.5% |
| 2021 | 27,157 | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 28,683 | +5.6% |
| 2023 | 28,279 | -1.4% |
| 2024 | 27,509 | -2.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | +295.9% | 2,827 | 11,195 |
| 1998 | +147.5% | 4,435 | 10,975 |
| 1993 | -66.2% | 11,195 | 3,784 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1,485 | 1,258 | 2,158 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1,285 | 920.67 | 1,920 | 10 |
| 1990s | 5,397 | 2,707 | 11,195 | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,888 | 7,342 | 20,458 | 10 |
| 2010s | 26,515 | 22,496 | 28,591 | 10 |
| 2020s | 27,694 | 26,842 | 28,683 | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 272,391 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.6735 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 139,514 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1712 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15,332 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.7694 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 331,180 (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 161,978 (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 132,877 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) was 27,509 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The highest recorded value was 28,683 in 2022.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- The lowest recorded value was 920.67 in 1983.
- How does ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) ranks 217th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Small Island States (unsdcode:98125) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release