Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 321,366 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 321,366 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 40.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 887,898 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 321,366, in 2024.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 153rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 770,963 | — |
| 1998 | 731,360 | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 785,103 | +7.3% |
| 2000 | 835,128 | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 872,386 | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 887,898 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 871,622 | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 847,796 | -2.7% |
| 2005 | 821,877 | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 789,129 | -4.0% |
| 2007 | 753,693 | -4.5% |
| 2008 | 529,791 | -29.7% |
| 2009 | 523,751 | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 530,746 | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 561,218 | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 558,692 | -0.5% |
| 2013 | 550,017 | -1.6% |
| 2014 | 536,872 | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 516,321 | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 498,192 | -3.5% |
| 2017 | 484,390 | -2.8% |
| 2018 | 467,075 | -3.6% |
| 2019 | 450,895 | -3.5% |
| 2020 | 419,958 | -6.9% |
| 2021 | 379,501 | -9.6% |
| 2022 | 350,159 | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 321,945 | -8.1% |
| 2024 | 321,366 | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 762,475 | 731,360 | 785,103 | 3 |
| 2000s | 773,307 | 523,751 | 887,898 | 10 |
| 2010s | 515,442 | 450,895 | 561,218 | 10 |
| 2020s | 358,586 | 321,366 | 419,958 | 5 |
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2149 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 321,366 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 887,898 in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 321,366 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 153rd out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 40.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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