Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 340,706 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 340,706, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and down 60.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 901,684 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 192,756, in 1998.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 144th of 218 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 192,756 | — |
| 1999 | 206,055 | +6.9% |
| 2000 | 233,585 | +13.4% |
| 2001 | 273,458 | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 279,361 | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 319,174 | +14.3% |
| 2004 | 389,207 | +21.9% |
| 2005 | 446,514 | +14.7% |
| 2006 | 533,818 | +19.6% |
| 2007 | 556,549 | +4.3% |
| 2008 | 590,677 | +6.1% |
| 2009 | 634,447 | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 808,551 | +27.4% |
| 2011 | 834,518 | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 782,532 | -6.2% |
| 2013 | 793,386 | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 866,199 | +9.2% |
| 2015 | 901,684 | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 662,852 | -26.5% |
| 2017 | 613,611 | -7.4% |
| 2018 | 560,111 | -8.7% |
| 2019 | 471,957 | -15.7% |
| 2020 | 420,910 | -10.8% |
| 2021 | 350,762 | -16.7% |
| 2022 | 339,043 | -3.3% |
| 2023 | 335,541 | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 340,706 | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 199,406 | 192,756 | 206,055 | 2 |
| 2000s | 425,679 | 233,585 | 634,447 | 10 |
| 2010s | 729,540 | 471,957 | 901,684 | 10 |
| 2020s | 357,392 | 335,541 | 420,910 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 340,706 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 901,684 in 2015.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 192,756 in 1998.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 144th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 60.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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