Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
145
Highest
13.81 million
China
Lowest
6
Croatia
Median
10,686
Years covered
29
1997–2025
Data points
7,660
What the numbers show
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 145 countries. The highest value is 13.81 million in China; the lowest is 6 in Croatia.
The median across all reporting countries is 10,686, and the mean is 177,233.
Over the past decade 72 countries rose and 69 fell. The largest increase was in Egypt (up 687,582.0%), and the largest decrease in Lithuania (down 99.8%).
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number): full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 13.81 million | 2024 | up 57.2% | rising |
| 2 | United States | 2.44 million | 2023 | down 21.8% | falling |
| 3 | Russia | 1.59 million | 2024 | up 166.6% | rising |
| 4 | Turkey | 1.29 million | 2023 | up 55.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Vietnam | 396,919 | 2022 | down 28.1% | rising |
| 6 | Indonesia | 391,230 | 2023 | down 18.4% | flat |
| 7 | Colombia | 351,687 | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 8 | Spain | 312,904 | 2024 | up 66.0% | rising |
| 9 | Nigeria | 305,735 | 2011 | up 108.1% | rising |
| 10 | Japan | 282,537 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 11 | Iran | 274,087 | 2022 | down 55.8% | rising |
| 12 | Saudi Arabia | 264,125 | 2024 | up 124.8% | volatile |
| 13 | South Korea | 253,660 | 2024 | down 45.9% | falling |
| 14 | France | 244,128 | 2024 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 15 | Thailand | 212,892 | 2024 | up 17.3% | falling |
| 16 | Canada | 209,214 | 2023 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 205,442 | 2024 | down 29.2% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 195,476 | 2023 | down 36.0% | rising |
| 19 | Australia | 175,811 | 2024 | down 30.3% | falling |
| 20 | Malaysia | 152,361 | 2023 | down 23.7% | rising |
| 21 | Chile | 139,975 | 2024 | down 16.4% | rising |
| 22 | Ecuador | 133,939 | 2023 | up 222.2% | rising |
| 23 | United Kingdom | 133,343 | 2023 | up 7.1% | falling |
| 24 | Greece | 128,019 | 2012 | up 46.7% | rising |
| 25 | South Africa | 123,412 | 2023 | down 13.9% | falling |
| 26 | Morocco | 103,788 | 2024 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 27 | Mexico | 97,522 | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 84,824 | 2024 | up 94.6% | rising |
| 29 | Egypt | 75,645 | 2024 | up 687,582.0% | volatile |
| 30 | Algeria | 71,502 | 2024 | up 184.7% | volatile |
| 31 | Cameroon | 55,446 | 2023 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 32 | Pakistan | 52,035 | 2015 | up 444.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Libya | 48,553 | 2003 | — | flat |
| 34 | Ghana | 45,927 | 2024 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 35 | Laos | 42,458 | 2023 | up 66.0% | volatile |
| 36 | Kazakhstan | 42,032 | 2024 | down 51.4% | flat |
| 37 | Bangladesh | 40,427 | 2023 | down 55.3% | rising |
| 38 | Benin | 39,379 | 2010 | up 1,213.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Uzbekistan | 37,332 | 2024 | — | falling |
| 40 | Philippines | 35,085 | 2023 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 41 | Belarus | 32,828 | 2024 | down 39.7% | falling |
| 42 | Austria | 32,644 | 2024 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 43 | Israel | 32,481 | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 44 | Hong Kong | 31,840 | 2024 | down 34.7% | flat |
| 45 | Tajikistan | 31,734 | 2017 | up 129.4% | rising |
| 46 | Singapore | 27,861 | 2023 | down 41.5% | falling |
| 47 | Guatemala | 24,576 | 2023 | down 6.7% | rising |
| 48 | Italy | 24,461 | 2023 | up 1,190.1% | volatile |
| 49 | Sweden | 22,890 | 2024 | up 79.1% | rising |
| 50 | Congo | 20,721 | 2023 | up 158.5% | volatile |
| 51 | Kyrgyzstan | 20,625 | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 52 | Zambia | 19,240 | 2012 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Cambodia | 19,065 | 2023 | up 30.0% | flat |
| 54 | Netherlands | 17,514 | 2023 | up 120.4% | volatile |
| 55 | Azerbaijan | 17,207 | 2024 | up 41.1% | rising |
| 56 | Tanzania | 17,206 | 2024 | up 1,606.9% | volatile |
| 57 | New Zealand | 16,652 | 2024 | down 40.1% | falling |
| 58 | Palestine | 15,979 | 2023 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 59 | Denmark | 15,912 | 2024 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 60 | Kuwait | 15,017 | 2021 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 61 | Syria | 14,896 | 2016 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 62 | Sri Lanka | 14,723 | 2023 | up 53.3% | rising |
| 63 | Myanmar | 14,417 | 2018 | up 2,743.6% | volatile |
| 64 | Kenya | 14,190 | 2017 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 65 | Uruguay | 13,750 | 2023 | — | rising |
| 66 | Portugal | 13,702 | 2023 | up 4,707.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Dominican Republic | 13,662 | 2024 | up 115.9% | falling |
| 68 | Jordan | 13,482 | 2024 | up 23.5% | falling |
| 69 | Belgium | 13,189 | 2023 | up 43.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Rwanda | 12,466 | 2024 | up 737.2% | volatile |
| 71 | Jamaica | 12,069 | 2023 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 72 | Costa Rica | 10,874 | 2019 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 73 | Norway | 10,686 | 2024 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 74 | Oman | 10,150 | 2024 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 75 | Niger | 9,884 | 2019 | up 525.2% | volatile |
| 76 | Ireland | 9,162 | 2022 | down 61.2% | falling |
| 77 | El Salvador | 8,886 | 2024 | down 6.2% | flat |
| 78 | Lebanon | 8,873 | 2014 | down 27.3% | flat |
| 79 | Turkmenistan | 8,453 | 2024 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 80 | Moldova | 7,157 | 2024 | up 8.8% | falling |
| 81 | Armenia | 6,875 | 2024 | up 37.9% | falling |
| 82 | Guinea | 6,612 | 2014 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 83 | Germany | 6,512 | 2024 | up 5,607.6% | volatile |
| 84 | Slovenia | 6,150 | 2023 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 5,598 | 2025 | up 587.7% | volatile |
| 86 | Senegal | 5,270 | 2024 | up 3,018.3% | volatile |
| 87 | Peru | 5,042 | 2024 | up 40.2% | volatile |
| 88 | Hungary | 4,824 | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 89 | Lesotho | 4,592 | 2018 | up 738.0% | volatile |
| 90 | Namibia | 4,362 | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 91 | United Arab Emirates | 4,246 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 92 | Albania | 4,190 | 2024 | up 181.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Latvia | 4,020 | 2024 | down 42.7% | falling |
| 94 | Honduras | 3,965 | 2024 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 3,729 | 2022 | up 11.5% | falling |
| 96 | Botswana | 3,354 | 2023 | down 68.0% | falling |
| 97 | Cuba | 3,339 | 2024 | up 600.0% | volatile |
| 98 | Eswatini | 3,021 | 2015 | — | volatile |
| 99 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,919 | 2004 | up 525.1% | volatile |
| 100 | Belize | 2,795 | 2024 | up 78.6% | rising |
| 101 | Qatar | 2,727 | 2024 | down 3.2% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 2,430 | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 103 | Central African Republic | 2,257 | 2012 | up 356.9% | volatile |
| 104 | Paraguay | 2,148 | 2012 | down 77.4% | falling |
| 105 | Brunei | 2,023 | 2023 | up 66.5% | rising |
| 106 | Bahrain | 1,977 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 107 | Cyprus | 1,920 | 2024 | up 49.5% | volatile |
| 108 | Guyana | 1,880 | 2012 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 109 | Eritrea | 1,834 | 2016 | up 102.7% | rising |
| 110 | Madagascar | 1,145 | 2023 | down 44.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Burkina Faso | 1,115 | 2024 | down 56.1% | volatile |
| 112 | Barbados | 1,110 | 2011 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 113 | Mauritius | 1,092 | 2023 | down 71.6% | falling |
| 114 | Togo | 1,037 | 2020 | down 48.5% | volatile |
| 115 | Switzerland | 988 | 2024 | down 74.6% | volatile |
| 116 | Malta | 942.5 | 2023 | down 17.1% | rising |
| 117 | Slovakia | 835 | 2024 | down 20.2% | falling |
| 118 | Bhutan | 810 | 2024 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 119 | Mali | 796 | 2015 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 120 | Grenada | 649 | 2023 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 121 | North Macedonia | 540 | 2012 | down 69.5% | falling |
| 122 | Saint Lucia | 512 | 2023 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 122 | Mongolia | 512 | 2024 | down 3.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 420 | 2024 | up 90.9% | falling |
| 125 | Djibouti | 398 | 2009 | up 586.2% | volatile |
| 126 | Czechia | 397 | 2023 | up 9.1% | volatile |
| 127 | Iceland | 355 | 2023 | up 43.1% | falling |
| 128 | British Virgin Islands | 273 | 2024 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 129 | San Marino | 267 | 2012 | down 22.2% | falling |
| 130 | Bermuda | 240 | 2023 | down 44.1% | falling |
| 131 | Mauritania | 197 | 2020 | down 43.9% | rising |
| 132 | Samoa | 172 | 2024 | down 2.8% | volatile |
| 133 | Seychelles | 161 | 2024 | up 2,583.3% | volatile |
| 134 | Brazil | 159 | 2024 | down 98.9% | volatile |
| 135 | Aruba | 144 | 2016 | down 78.1% | falling |
| 136 | Romania | 105 | 2011 | down 99.4% | volatile |
| 137 | Cape Verde | 73 | 2018 | down 79.6% | falling |
| 138 | Poland | 71 | 2024 | down 93.1% | volatile |
| 139 | Macao | 68 | 2024 | down 55.3% | volatile |
| 140 | Lithuania | 39 | 2024 | down 99.8% | falling |
| 141 | Monaco | 36 | 2024 | down 41.9% | falling |
| 142 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 26 | 2023 | down 36.6% | falling |
| 143 | Finland | 16 | 2014 | down 81.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Andorra | 14 | 2024 | up 7.7% | falling |
| 145 | Croatia | 6 | 2023 | down 72.7% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- MDG: World 26.55 million
- SDG: World 26.55 million
- UIS: World 26.55 million
- WB: World 26.55 million
- UNICEF: World 26.52 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 22.62 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 21.98 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 21.63 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 21.28 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 20.82 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 20.60 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 19.57 million
- WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 17.93 million
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 17.80 million
- WB: Late-demographic Dividend 17.01 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 16.39 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 15.91 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.91 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.91 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 15.88 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 15.72 million
- AIMS: East Asia 15.72 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 15.11 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 15.11 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 15.10 million
- ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 14.41 million
- SDG: Eastern Asia 14.41 million
- MDG: Eastern Asia 14.13 million
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 7.01 million
- WB: Oecd Members 6.33 million
- WB: High Income (july 2025) 6.30 million
- MDG: Developed Regions 5.74 million
- SDG: Europe, Northern America, Australia and New Zealand 5.42 million
- SDG: Europe and Northern America 5.24 million
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia 4.43 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia 4.43 million
- WB: Post-demographic Dividend 4.43 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 4.06 million
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 3.57 million
- UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 3.57 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release