Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 3.35 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 3.35 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 53.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 3.36 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 183,628, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 183,628 | — |
| 1971 | 194,004 | +5.7% |
| 1972 | 205,996 | +6.2% |
| 1973 | 212,592 | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 232,182 | +9.2% |
| 1975 | 221,071 | -4.8% |
| 1976 | 204,669 | -7.4% |
| 1977 | 239,672 | +17.1% |
| 1978 | 233,675 | -2.5% |
| 1979 | 316,425 | +35.4% |
| 1980 | 341,229 | +7.8% |
| 1981 | 354,434 | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 378,555 | +6.8% |
| 1983 | 460,112 | +21.5% |
| 1984 | 513,272 | +11.6% |
| 1985 | 532,926 | +3.8% |
| 1986 | 551,289 | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 549,962 | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 512,493 | -6.8% |
| 1989 | 521,936 | +1.8% |
| 1990 | 565,251 | +8.3% |
| 1991 | 584,688 | +3.4% |
| 1992 | 588,616 | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 622,582 | +5.8% |
| 1994 | 628,845 | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 639,117 | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 674,420 | +5.5% |
| 1997 | 693,981 | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 712,478 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 755,336 | +6.0% |
| 2000 | 799,250 | +5.8% |
| 2001 | 932,758 | +16.7% |
| 2002 | 960,472 | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 988,476 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 970,630 | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.05 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 1.18 million | +12.5% |
| 2007 | 1.30 million | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 1.46 million | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 1.68 million | +15.2% |
| 2010 | 1.87 million | +11.2% |
| 2011 | 2.00 million | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 2.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 2.13 million | +4.1% |
| 2014 | 2.18 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 2.39 million | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 2.58 million | +8.1% |
| 2017 | 2.64 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.91 million | +10.1% |
| 2019 | 3.26 million | +12.0% |
| 2020 | 3.11 million | -4.7% |
| 2021 | 3.16 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 3.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 3.36 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 3.35 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +35.4% | 233,675 | 316,425 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 224,391 | 183,628 | 316,425 | 10 |
| 1980s | 471,621 | 341,229 | 551,289 | 10 |
| 1990s | 646,531 | 565,251 | 755,336 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.13 million | 799,250 | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.40 million | 1.87 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.24 million | 3.11 million | 3.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 3.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.36 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 183,628 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 53.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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