Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 1.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia stood at 1.68 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 33.9% on the previous year and up 62.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 1.68 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 678,943, in 1996.
That places UIS: Central Asia 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 763,107 | — |
| 1994 | 730,222 | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 712,923 | -2.4% |
| 1996 | 678,943 | -4.8% |
| 1997 | 680,197 | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 698,446 | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 686,574 | -1.7% |
| 2000 | 765,890 | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 827,380 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 886,411 | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 944,247 | +6.5% |
| 2004 | 1.00 million | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 1.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 1.06 million | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 1.08 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 1.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.07 million | -2.3% |
| 2010 | 1.05 million | -1.5% |
| 2011 | 1.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 1.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 1.06 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 1.04 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 1.02 million | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 1.04 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 1.10 million | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 1.18 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 1.27 million | +7.9% |
| 2022 | 1.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 1.26 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.68 million | +33.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 707,202 | 678,943 | 763,107 | 7 |
| 2000s | 973,201 | 765,890 | 1.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 1.02 million | 1.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.33 million | 1.18 million | 1.68 million | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.76 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.44 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 3.40 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.65 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia was 1.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.68 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 678,943 in 1996.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central Asia 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