Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in UIS: Central Asia
UIS: Central Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 165,678 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia stood at 165,678. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 15.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia peaked at 165,678 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 88,037, in 2005.
UIS: Central Asia ranks 178th of 218 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in UIS: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 107,265 | — |
| 1999 | 106,201 | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 130,242 | +22.6% |
| 2001 | 137,703 | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 140,118 | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 140,935 | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 140,159 | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 88,037 | -37.2% |
| 2006 | 92,005 | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 100,330 | +9.0% |
| 2008 | 122,673 | +22.3% |
| 2009 | 122,965 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 131,330 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 140,571 | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 146,230 | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 157,397 | +7.6% |
| 2014 | 146,331 | -7.0% |
| 2015 | 144,573 | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 142,896 | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 134,624 | -5.8% |
| 2018 | 124,466 | -7.5% |
| 2019 | 124,288 | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 122,776 | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 124,823 | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 138,814 | +11.2% |
| 2023 | 143,500 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 165,678 | +15.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in UIS: Central Asia changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | -37.2% | 140,159 | 88,037 |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 106,733 | 106,201 | 107,265 | 2 |
| 2000s | 121,517 | 88,037 | 140,935 | 10 |
| 2010s | 139,271 | 124,288 | 157,397 | 10 |
| 2020s | 139,118 | 122,776 | 165,678 | 5 |
More education data for UIS: Central Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 426,967 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.61 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 27.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UIS: Central Asia was 165,678 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 165,678 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UIS: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88,037 in 2005.
- How does UIS: Central Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UIS: Central Asia ranks 178th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UIS: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Central 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