Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 2.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.29 million
Change on year
up 24.3%
Rank
164th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
708,513
in 1997
Years of data
45
1980–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 2.29 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
The figure is up 24.3% on the previous year and up 52.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 2.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 708,513, in 1997.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 164th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 757,859 | — |
| 1981 | 775,420 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 753,977 | -2.8% |
| 1983 | 751,698 | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 758,358 | +0.9% |
| 1985 | 758,015 | -0.0% |
| 1986 | 787,510 | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 769,886 | -2.2% |
| 1988 | 787,927 | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 793,588 | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 802,025 | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 842,548 | +5.1% |
| 1992 | 833,673 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 786,066 | -5.7% |
| 1994 | 753,810 | -4.1% |
| 1995 | 736,118 | -2.3% |
| 1996 | 714,014 | -3.0% |
| 1997 | 708,513 | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 728,317 | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 724,349 | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 796,444 | +10.0% |
| 2001 | 866,127 | +8.7% |
| 2002 | 942,738 | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 1.00 million | +6.1% |
| 2004 | 1.07 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 1.10 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 1.20 million | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 1.27 million | +5.6% |
| 2008 | 1.32 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 1.34 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.39 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.45 million | +3.9% |
| 2013 | 1.50 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 1.48 million | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.44 million | -2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.47 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 1.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 1.58 million | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 1.68 million | +6.4% |
| 2021 | 1.80 million | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 1.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.29 million | +24.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 769,424 | 751,698 | 793,588 | 10 |
| 1990s | 762,943 | 708,513 | 842,548 | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.09 million | 796,444 | 1.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 million | 1.37 million | 1.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million | 1.68 million | 2.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 2.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 708,513 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 164th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 52.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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