Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps was 24.30 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
24.30 million
Change on year
up 3.7%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
24.30 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.37 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 24.30 million for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.7% on the previous year and up 37.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 24.30 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million, in 1971.

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.54 million
1971 2.37 million -6.9%
1972 2.54 million +7.3%
1973 2.62 million +2.9%
1974 2.72 million +4.0%
1975 2.79 million +2.5%
1976 2.80 million +0.4%
1977 3.08 million +9.8%
1978 3.25 million +5.8%
1979 3.52 million +8.2%
1980 3.75 million +6.4%
1981 3.84 million +2.7%
1982 4.07 million +5.7%
1983 4.28 million +5.2%
1984 4.62 million +8.1%
1985 4.73 million +2.3%
1986 4.78 million +0.9%
1987 5.06 million +5.9%
1988 4.96 million -1.9%
1989 5.14 million +3.6%
1990 5.25 million +2.0%
1991 5.29 million +0.8%
1992 5.48 million +3.5%
1993 5.66 million +3.4%
1994 6.00 million +5.9%
1995 6.39 million +6.5%
1996 6.86 million +7.4%
1997 7.53 million +9.7%
1998 7.85 million +4.2%
1999 8.31 million +5.9%
2000 8.68 million +4.4%
2001 9.30 million +7.2%
2002 9.64 million +3.6%
2003 10.12 million +5.1%
2004 10.82 million +6.9%
2005 11.51 million +6.4%
2006 11.80 million +2.5%
2007 12.48 million +5.8%
2008 13.31 million +6.7%
2009 14.20 million +6.7%
2010 15.13 million +6.5%
2011 15.88 million +5.0%
2012 16.57 million +4.3%
2013 17.14 million +3.4%
2014 17.66 million +3.0%
2015 18.38 million +4.1%
2016 18.73 million +1.9%
2017 18.92 million +1.0%
2018 19.20 million +1.5%
2019 20.29 million +5.6%
2020 21.13 million +4.2%
2021 21.92 million +3.7%
2022 22.43 million +2.3%
2023 23.43 million +4.5%
2024 24.30 million +3.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.82 million 2.37 million 3.52 million 10
1980s 4.52 million 3.75 million 5.14 million 10
1990s 6.46 million 5.25 million 8.31 million 10
2000s 11.19 million 8.68 million 14.20 million 10
2010s 17.79 million 15.13 million 20.29 million 10
2020s 22.64 million 21.13 million 24.30 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 43 Myanmar 386,298 compare
  2. 44 Kazakhstan 356,492 compare
  3. 45 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 354,019 compare
  4. 46 Ghana 345,166 compare
  5. 47 Kenya 338,073 compare
  6. 48 Syrian Arab Republic 335,992 compare
  7. 49 Sudan 327,599 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 24.30 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 24.30 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million in 1971.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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.