Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 2.70 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe stood at 2.70 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.0% on the previous year and up 64.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 2.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.57 million, in 2015.
That places SDG: Europe 44th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.05 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.21 million | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 2.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 2.33 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 2.45 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 2.56 million | +4.3% |
| 2003 | 2.56 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 2.20 million | -14.1% |
| 2005 | 2.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 2.17 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 2.13 million | -2.0% |
| 2008 | 2.08 million | -2.3% |
| 2009 | 1.99 million | -4.1% |
| 2010 | 1.94 million | -2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.90 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 1.88 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million | -9.1% |
| 2014 | 1.64 million | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 1.57 million | -3.8% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 1.65 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 1.70 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 1.76 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +11.3% |
| 2021 | 2.23 million | +14.3% |
| 2022 | 2.42 million | +8.4% |
| 2023 | 2.64 million | +9.2% |
| 2024 | 2.70 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.16 million | 2.05 million | 2.24 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.26 million | 1.99 million | 2.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.73 million | 1.57 million | 1.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.39 million | 1.95 million | 2.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in SDG: Europe was 2.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 2.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.57 million in 2015.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 44th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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