Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 22.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries stood at 22.62 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 39.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 22.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.08 million, in 1998.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 218 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 7.08 million | — |
| 1999 | 7.46 million | +5.4% |
| 2000 | 7.91 million | +6.1% |
| 2001 | 8.56 million | +8.2% |
| 2002 | 9.48 million | +10.7% |
| 2003 | 10.99 million | +16.0% |
| 2004 | 11.49 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 12.16 million | +5.8% |
| 2006 | 12.97 million | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 13.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 13.69 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 14.45 million | +5.5% |
| 2010 | 15.40 million | +6.6% |
| 2011 | 15.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 15.94 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.23 million | -10.7% |
| 2014 | 16.27 million | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 16.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 16.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 17.14 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 17.70 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 19.27 million | +8.9% |
| 2021 | 20.58 million | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 21.57 million | +4.8% |
| 2023 | 22.38 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 22.62 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.27 million | 7.08 million | 7.46 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 11.50 million | 7.91 million | 14.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.24 million | 14.23 million | 17.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.28 million | 19.27 million | 22.62 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 274.67 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 294.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 178.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 29.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 371.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 193.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 181.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 22.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 22.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.08 million in 1998.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 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