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

Latest (2024)
29.36 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
29.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.35 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024

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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

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 32 Uzbekistan 740,947 compare
  2. 33 Algeria 672,147 compare
  3. 34 Morocco 659,269 compare
  4. 35 Chile 640,750 compare
  5. 36 Poland 557,268 compare
  6. 37 Malaysia 507,807 compare
  7. 38 Ecuador 491,220 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

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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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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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
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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.