Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 338,188 in 2021. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1998–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 338,188. That is the highest value across all 24 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% on the previous year and up 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 338,188 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 70,271, in 1998.
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 149th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 70,271 | — |
| 1999 | 79,175 | +12.7% |
| 2000 | 103,917 | +31.3% |
| 2001 | 112,238 | +8.0% |
| 2002 | 125,546 | +11.9% |
| 2003 | 135,714 | +8.1% |
| 2004 | 157,175 | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 162,285 | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 171,865 | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 175,588 | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 185,721 | +5.8% |
| 2009 | 205,670 | +10.7% |
| 2010 | 227,705 | +10.7% |
| 2011 | 229,486 | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 229,857 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 246,729 | +7.3% |
| 2014 | 254,558 | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 257,578 | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 252,086 | -2.1% |
| 2017 | 258,438 | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 276,188 | +6.9% |
| 2019 | 288,192 | +4.3% |
| 2020 | 322,167 | +11.8% |
| 2021 | 338,188 | +5.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 74,723 | 70,271 | 79,175 | 2 |
| 2000s | 153,572 | 103,917 | 205,670 | 10 |
| 2010s | 252,082 | 227,705 | 288,192 | 10 |
| 2020s | 330,178 | 322,167 | 338,188 | 2 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- 146 Malawi 0
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 338,188 in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 338,188 in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 70,271 in 1998.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 149th out of 218 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release