Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps was 29.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 29.36 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 29.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.35 million, in 1971.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.51 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.35 million | -41.5% |
| 1972 | 14.82 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 15.24 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 15.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 15.85 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 16.75 million | +5.7% |
| 1977 | 16.67 million | -0.5% |
| 1978 | 16.65 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 16.51 million | -0.9% |
| 1980 | 16.57 million | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 16.52 million | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 17.07 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 16.71 million | -2.1% |
| 1984 | 17.13 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 16.76 million | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 16.81 million | +0.3% |
| 1987 | 16.83 million | +0.1% |
| 1988 | 17.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 17.59 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 17.83 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 17.85 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 18.38 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 18.41 million | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 18.74 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 18.71 million | -0.2% |
| 1996 | 19.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.86 million | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 19.26 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 19.99 million | +3.8% |
| 2000 | 20.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 21.64 million | +6.4% |
| 2002 | 22.92 million | +5.9% |
| 2003 | 23.97 million | +4.6% |
| 2004 | 24.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 24.77 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 25.42 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 25.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 26.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 26.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 27.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 27.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 27.55 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 27.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.53 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 27.31 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 27.41 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 27.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 27.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 27.93 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 28.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 28.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 28.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 29.36 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.69 million | 14.35 million | 24.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.90 million | 16.52 million | 17.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.72 million | 17.83 million | 19.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.22 million | 20.34 million | 26.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.47 million | 27.24 million | 27.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.51 million | 27.93 million | 29.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1056 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 112.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 29.36 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.35 million in 1971.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) with 661 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.