Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 17.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 17.80 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 58.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 17.83 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.63 million, in 1998.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.63 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.82 million | +5.3% |
| 2000 | 4.08 million | +6.8% |
| 2001 | 4.51 million | +10.4% |
| 2002 | 5.22 million | +15.9% |
| 2003 | 6.53 million | +25.0% |
| 2004 | 6.75 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 7.14 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 7.66 million | +7.2% |
| 2007 | 7.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 8.14 million | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 8.63 million | +6.0% |
| 2010 | 9.10 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 8.82 million | -3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 9.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 11.22 million | +21.9% |
| 2015 | 11.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 11.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.19 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 12.58 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 13.14 million | +4.4% |
| 2020 | 14.67 million | +11.7% |
| 2021 | 16.09 million | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 17.26 million | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 17.83 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 17.80 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.72 million | 3.63 million | 3.82 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.65 million | 4.08 million | 8.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.88 million | 8.82 million | 13.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.73 million | 14.67 million | 17.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- 11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 274,087 compare
- 12 Saudi Arabia 264,125 compare
- 13 Republic of Korea 253,660 compare
- 14 France 244,128 compare
- 15 Thailand 212,892 compare
- 16 Canada 209,214 compare
- 17 Ukraine 205,442 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 17.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.83 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.63 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 14th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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