Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend

WB: Late-demographic Dividend: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 17.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.01 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
15th
of 218 groups
All-time high
17.03 million
in 2023
All-time low
3.59 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1998–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M1998201120241998: 3.6M1999: 3.7M2000: 4.0M2001: 4.5M2002: 5.2M2003: 6.4M2004: 6.7M2005: 7.3M2006: 8.0M2007: 8.3M2008: 8.6M2009: 9.1M2010: 9.6M2011: 9.5M2012: 9.5M2013: 9.1M2014: 10.9M2015: 11.2M2016: 11.3M2017: 11.4M2018: 11.7M2019: 12.3M2020: 13.8M2021: 15.3M2022: 16.5M2023: 17.0M2024: 17.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Late-demographic Dividend recorded 17.01 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 56.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend peaked at 17.03 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.59 million, in 1998.

WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 15th 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 WB: Late-demographic Dividend, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in WB: Late-demographic Dividend, 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 3.59 million
1999 3.75 million +4.4%
2000 4.00 million +6.8%
2001 4.47 million +11.7%
2002 5.24 million +17.2%
2003 6.36 million +21.3%
2004 6.68 million +5.0%
2005 7.30 million +9.3%
2006 7.99 million +9.4%
2007 8.31 million +4.0%
2008 8.56 million +3.0%
2009 9.14 million +6.8%
2010 9.57 million +4.7%
2011 9.52 million -0.6%
2012 9.55 million +0.3%
2013 9.07 million -5.0%
2014 10.90 million +20.1%
2015 11.18 million +2.5%
2016 11.28 million +0.9%
2017 11.40 million +1.1%
2018 11.73 million +2.9%
2019 12.33 million +5.1%
2020 13.85 million +12.3%
2021 15.34 million +10.8%
2022 16.45 million +7.2%
2023 17.03 million +3.5%
2024 17.01 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.67 million 3.59 million 3.75 million 2
2000s 6.81 million 4.00 million 9.14 million 10
2010s 10.65 million 9.07 million 12.33 million 10
2020s 15.94 million 13.85 million 17.03 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Late-demographic Dividend

  1. 12 Saudi Arabia 264,125 compare
  2. 13 Republic of Korea 253,660 compare
  3. 14 France 244,128 compare
  4. 15 Thailand 212,892 compare
  5. 16 Canada 209,214 compare
  6. 17 Ukraine 205,442 compare
  7. 18 Argentina 195,476 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Late-demographic Dividend was 17.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
The highest recorded value was 17.03 million in 2023.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 3.59 million in 1998.
How does WB: Late-demographic Dividend rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
WB: Late-demographic Dividend ranks 15th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in WB: Late-demographic Dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 56.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Late-demographic Dividend 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