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
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income), 1998–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 83.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.2622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 84.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 57.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -8.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.59 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) →
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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February 2026 Data Release