Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 14.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 14.13 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 51.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 14.21 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.59 million, in 1998.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 28th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.59 million | — |
| 1999 | 2.73 million | +5.5% |
| 2000 | 2.91 million | +6.7% |
| 2001 | 3.34 million | +14.7% |
| 2002 | 3.99 million | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 5.00 million | +25.2% |
| 2004 | 5.46 million | +9.2% |
| 2005 | 5.86 million | +7.3% |
| 2006 | 6.31 million | +7.7% |
| 2007 | 6.51 million | +3.3% |
| 2008 | 6.38 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.91 million | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 7.25 million | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 7.08 million | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 7.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 7.33 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.32 million | +27.1% |
| 2015 | 9.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 9.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 9.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 10.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 10.59 million | +5.8% |
| 2020 | 11.88 million | +12.2% |
| 2021 | 13.03 million | +9.7% |
| 2022 | 13.90 million | +6.7% |
| 2023 | 14.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 14.13 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.66 million | 2.59 million | 2.73 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 5.27 million | 2.91 million | 6.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.76 million | 7.08 million | 10.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.43 million | 11.88 million | 14.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 14.13 million 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?
- The highest recorded value was 14.21 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.59 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 28th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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