Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in UNESCO: Sids
UNESCO: Sids: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) was 569,310 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNESCO: Sids, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNESCO: Sids recorded 569,310 for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2024.
The figure is down 3.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNESCO: Sids peaked at 767,132 in 2009 and was at its lowest, 61,072, in 1971.
UNESCO: Sids ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in UNESCO: Sids, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 205,648 | — |
| 1971 | 61,072 | -70.3% |
| 1972 | 75,823 | +24.2% |
| 1973 | 89,226 | +17.7% |
| 1974 | 225,756 | +153.0% |
| 1975 | 106,783 | -52.7% |
| 1976 | 242,813 | +127.4% |
| 1977 | 255,591 | +5.3% |
| 1978 | 261,821 | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 263,218 | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 267,374 | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 268,734 | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 272,121 | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 273,979 | +0.7% |
| 1984 | 285,574 | +4.2% |
| 1985 | 293,907 | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 231,577 | -21.2% |
| 1987 | 314,178 | +35.7% |
| 1988 | 317,406 | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 311,304 | -1.9% |
| 1990 | 312,114 | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 318,294 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 321,192 | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 308,721 | -3.9% |
| 1994 | 301,724 | -2.3% |
| 1995 | 288,882 | -4.3% |
| 1996 | 284,751 | -1.4% |
| 1997 | 281,349 | -1.2% |
| 1998 | 323,278 | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 348,392 | +7.8% |
| 2000 | 353,639 | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 370,616 | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 376,263 | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 392,309 | +4.3% |
| 2004 | 454,904 | +16.0% |
| 2005 | 500,173 | +10.0% |
| 2006 | 604,356 | +20.8% |
| 2007 | 661,346 | +9.4% |
| 2008 | 751,436 | +13.6% |
| 2009 | 767,132 | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 732,240 | -4.5% |
| 2011 | 695,120 | -5.1% |
| 2012 | 662,996 | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 584,541 | -11.8% |
| 2014 | 570,299 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 553,918 | -2.9% |
| 2016 | 558,932 | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 583,639 | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 591,546 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 595,197 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 593,330 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 594,529 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 587,480 | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 591,002 | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 569,310 | -3.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in UNESCO: Sids 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +153.0% | 89,226 | 225,756 |
| 1976 | +127.4% | 106,783 | 242,813 |
| 1971 | -70.3% | 205,648 | 61,072 |
| 1975 | -52.7% | 225,756 | 106,783 |
| 1987 | +35.7% | 231,577 | 314,178 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 178,775 | 61,072 | 263,218 | 10 |
| 1980s | 283,615 | 231,577 | 317,406 | 10 |
| 1990s | 308,870 | 281,349 | 348,392 | 10 |
| 2000s | 523,217 | 353,639 | 767,132 | 10 |
| 2010s | 612,843 | 553,918 | 732,240 | 10 |
| 2020s | 587,130 | 569,310 | 594,529 | 5 |
More education data for UNESCO: Sids
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 131,313 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 569,310 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -3.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 850,086 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.0239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.42 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNESCO: Sids?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in UNESCO: Sids was 569,310 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The highest recorded value was 767,132 in 2009.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in UNESCO: Sids?
- The lowest recorded value was 61,072 in 1971.
- How does UNESCO: Sids rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- UNESCO: Sids ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in UNESCO: Sids?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNESCO: Sids 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