Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 21.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.28 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
9th
of 218 groups
All-time high
21.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.07 million
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1998201120241998: 6.1M1999: 6.4M2000: 6.7M2001: 7.3M2002: 8.1M2003: 9.7M2004: 10.1M2005: 10.7M2006: 11.6M2007: 11.8M2008: 12.4M2009: 13.1M2010: 14.0M2011: 14.3M2012: 14.5M2013: 12.9M2014: 14.9M2015: 15.4M2016: 15.3M2017: 15.5M2018: 15.9M2019: 16.4M2020: 18.0M2021: 19.3M2022: 20.4M2023: 21.2M2024: 21.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 21.28 million. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 42.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 21.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.07 million, in 1998.

That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 9th out of 218 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 6.07 million
1999 6.37 million +5.0%
2000 6.73 million +5.6%
2001 7.30 million +8.5%
2002 8.14 million +11.6%
2003 9.66 million +18.6%
2004 10.12 million +4.8%
2005 10.74 million +6.0%
2006 11.55 million +7.6%
2007 11.81 million +2.2%
2008 12.40 million +5.1%
2009 13.12 million +5.8%
2010 14.05 million +7.1%
2011 14.34 million +2.1%
2012 14.53 million +1.3%
2013 12.90 million -11.2%
2014 14.95 million +15.9%
2015 15.37 million +2.8%
2016 15.25 million -0.8%
2017 15.47 million +1.4%
2018 15.87 million +2.6%
2019 16.39 million +3.3%
2020 17.98 million +9.6%
2021 19.28 million +7.2%
2022 20.44 million +6.0%
2023 21.18 million +3.6%
2024 21.28 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.22 million 6.07 million 6.37 million 2
2000s 10.16 million 6.73 million 13.12 million 10
2010s 14.91 million 12.90 million 16.39 million 10
2020s 20.03 million 17.98 million 21.28 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

  1. 6 Indonesia 391,230 compare
  2. 7 Colombia 351,687 compare
  3. 8 Spain 312,904 compare
  4. 9 Nigeria 305,735 compare
  5. 10 Japan 282,537 compare
  6. 11 Iran, Islamic Republic of 274,087 compare
  7. 12 Saudi Arabia 264,125 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 21.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 21.28 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.07 million in 1998.
How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 9th out of 218 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 42.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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