Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 15.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.11 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
24th
of 218 groups
All-time high
15.18 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.79 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1998–2024

2.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M1998201120241998: 2.8M1999: 3.0M2000: 3.1M2001: 3.5M2002: 4.1M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.8M2005: 6.2M2006: 6.7M2007: 7.0M2008: 7.3M2009: 7.8M2010: 8.3M2011: 8.2M2012: 8.2M2013: 8.2M2014: 10.0M2015: 10.3M2016: 10.4M2017: 10.5M2018: 10.8M2019: 11.3M2020: 12.7M2021: 14.0M2022: 14.8M2023: 15.2M2024: 15.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) recorded 15.11 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.5% on the previous year and up 50.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) peaked at 15.18 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1998.

That places WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 24th 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 WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 2.79 million
1999 2.97 million +6.5%
2000 3.15 million +5.9%
2001 3.51 million +11.6%
2002 4.14 million +18.0%
2003 5.29 million +27.7%
2004 5.81 million +10.0%
2005 6.25 million +7.5%
2006 6.75 million +8.0%
2007 7.00 million +3.7%
2008 7.30 million +4.2%
2009 7.84 million +7.4%
2010 8.33 million +6.3%
2011 8.18 million -1.8%
2012 8.17 million -0.1%
2013 8.19 million +0.2%
2014 10.03 million +22.6%
2015 10.30 million +2.7%
2016 10.40 million +1.0%
2017 10.47 million +0.7%
2018 10.75 million +2.7%
2019 11.33 million +5.4%
2020 12.70 million +12.1%
2021 13.97 million +10.1%
2022 14.82 million +6.1%
2023 15.18 million +2.4%
2024 15.11 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.88 million 2.79 million 2.97 million 2
2000s 5.70 million 3.15 million 7.84 million 10
2010s 9.62 million 8.17 million 11.33 million 10
2020s 14.36 million 12.70 million 15.18 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)

  1. 21 Chile 139,975 compare
  2. 22 Ecuador 133,939 compare
  3. 23 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 133,343 compare
  4. 24 Greece 128,019 compare
  5. 25 South Africa 123,412 compare
  6. 26 Morocco 103,788 compare
  7. 27 Mexico 97,522 compare

See the full ranking of 364 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) was 15.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 15.18 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1998.
How does WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) ranks 24th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 50.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
364 places, 7,660 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release