Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 1.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 2004–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) recorded 1.91 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 3.02 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.37 million, in 2004.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 59th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 1.37 million | — |
| 2005 | 1.45 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 1.63 million | +12.1% |
| 2007 | 1.78 million | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 1.95 million | +10.0% |
| 2009 | 2.13 million | +8.9% |
| 2010 | 2.51 million | +17.9% |
| 2011 | 2.88 million | +14.8% |
| 2012 | 3.02 million | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 1.62 million | -46.2% |
| 2014 | 1.81 million | +11.4% |
| 2015 | 1.96 million | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million | -5.3% |
| 2017 | 1.95 million | +4.7% |
| 2018 | 1.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million | -5.1% |
| 2020 | 1.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.86 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 1.91 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 1.90 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 1.91 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.72 million | 1.37 million | 2.13 million | 6 |
| 2010s | 2.15 million | 1.62 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 million | 1.86 million | 1.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 56 Tanzania, United Republic of 17,206 compare
- 57 New Zealand 16,652 compare
- 58 Palestine, State of 15,979 compare
- 59 Denmark 15,912 compare
- 60 Kuwait 15,017 compare
- 61 Syrian Arab Republic 14,896 compare
- 62 Sri Lanka 14,723 compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 1.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.02 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 2004.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 59th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 21 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).
About this data
February 2026 Data Release