Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia

MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps was 32.55 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2024)
32.55 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
31st
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.55 million
in 2024
All-time low
595,521
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M197319982024

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia stood at 32.55 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 41.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 32.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 595,521, in 1973.

MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1973 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1973 595,521
1974 732,983 +23.1%
1975 851,851 +16.2%
1976 963,448 +13.1%
1977 1.04 million +7.7%
1978 1.22 million +17.9%
1979 1.41 million +14.8%
1980 1.61 million +14.7%
1981 2.24 million +39.2%
1982 2.44 million +8.6%
1983 2.72 million +11.6%
1984 2.97 million +9.0%
1985 3.50 million +18.0%
1986 4.15 million +18.5%
1987 4.41 million +6.4%
1988 4.48 million +1.5%
1989 4.44 million -0.8%
1990 4.44 million +0.1%
1991 4.36 million -2.0%
1992 4.18 million -3.9%
1993 4.21 million +0.7%
1994 4.73 million +12.4%
1995 5.27 million +11.3%
1996 5.52 million +4.7%
1997 5.87 million +6.4%
1998 5.93 million +1.0%
1999 6.17 million +4.0%
2000 6.79 million +10.1%
2001 7.98 million +17.5%
2002 9.49 million +19.0%
2003 11.07 million +16.7%
2004 12.40 million +12.0%
2005 13.66 million +10.2%
2006 14.90 million +9.0%
2007 15.75 million +5.7%
2008 16.23 million +3.0%
2009 17.44 million +7.5%
2010 18.21 million +4.4%
2011 18.25 million +0.2%
2012 18.80 million +3.0%
2013 19.42 million +3.3%
2014 23.09 million +18.9%
2015 23.58 million +2.2%
2016 23.65 million +0.3%
2017 23.71 million +0.2%
2018 23.98 million +1.1%
2019 24.92 million +3.9%
2020 26.76 million +7.4%
2021 28.73 million +7.4%
2022 30.65 million +6.7%
2023 31.83 million +3.8%
2024 32.55 million +2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 973,072 595,521 1.41 million 7
1980s 3.30 million 1.61 million 4.48 million 10
1990s 5.07 million 4.18 million 6.17 million 10
2000s 12.57 million 6.79 million 17.44 million 10
2010s 21.76 million 18.21 million 24.92 million 10
2020s 30.10 million 26.76 million 32.55 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia

  1. 28 Ukraine 872,102 compare
  2. 29 Canada 808,725 compare
  3. 30 Venezuela 798,887 compare
  4. 31 Australia 781,455 compare
  5. 32 Uzbekistan 740,947 compare
  6. 33 Algeria 672,147 compare
  7. 34 Morocco 659,269 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia

All data for MDG: Eastern Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia was 32.55 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 32.55 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 595,521 in 1973.
How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps?
MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 41.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 52 observations, free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page.

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia. Statizoid, drawing on Statizoid (derived). Retrieved 29 August 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/mdg-eastern-asia/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page; please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-all-programmes-male-number-gaps-filled/mdg-eastern-asia/">Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps in MDG: Eastern Asia</a> — Statizoid

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.

Computed from

Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps filled
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
416 places, 17,882 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

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.