Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)
WB: High Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 29.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.26 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
36th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.48 million
in 2011
All-time low
14.48 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: High Income (july 2025) recorded 29.26 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) peaked at 29.48 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 14.48 million, in 1971.
WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.48 million | -50.1% |
| 1972 | 14.98 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 15.42 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 16.07 million | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 17.13 million | +6.6% |
| 1977 | 16.89 million | -1.4% |
| 1978 | 17.04 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 16.83 million | -1.3% |
| 1980 | 17.00 million | +1.0% |
| 1981 | 17.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 17.82 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 17.65 million | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 18.20 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 17.88 million | -1.8% |
| 1986 | 18.00 million | +0.7% |
| 1987 | 17.99 million | -0.0% |
| 1988 | 18.89 million | +5.0% |
| 1989 | 19.02 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 19.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 19.25 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 19.79 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 21.42 million | +8.2% |
| 1994 | 20.97 million | -2.1% |
| 1995 | 21.10 million | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 22.14 million | +4.9% |
| 1997 | 22.14 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 22.15 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 23.01 million | +3.9% |
| 2000 | 23.95 million | +4.1% |
| 2001 | 25.13 million | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 26.26 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 27.08 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 27.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 27.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 27.81 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 28.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 28.54 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 29.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 29.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 29.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 29.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 29.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 29.18 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.84 million | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 28.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 28.33 million | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 28.16 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 28.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 28.29 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 28.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 28.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 28.94 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 29.26 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.36 million | 14.48 million | 29.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.98 million | 17.00 million | 19.02 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.12 million | 19.25 million | 23.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.07 million | 23.95 million | 29.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.91 million | 28.16 million | 29.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.67 million | 28.29 million | 29.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: High Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: High Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 51.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 36.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.0898 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 106.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.1159 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in WB: High Income (july 2025) was 29.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.48 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.48 million in 1971.
- How does WB: High Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
- WB: High Income (july 2025) ranks 36th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in WB: High Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: High Income (july 2025) 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