Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
129
Highest
18.93 million
India
Lowest
0
Bermuda
Median
81,743
Years covered
27
1999–2025
Data points
3,825

What the numbers show

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) is currently reported for 129 countries. The highest value is 18.93 million in India; the lowest is 0 in Bermuda.

The median across all reporting countries is 81,743, and the mean is 614,386.

Over the past decade 80 countries rose and 47 fell. The largest increase was in Andorra (up 682.0%), and the largest decrease in Bermuda (down 100.0%).

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 India 18.93 million 2023 up 43.6% rising
2 China (People’s Republic of) 14.71 million 2024 up 41.9% rising
3 Brazil 4.14 million 2024 up 24.5% rising
4 United States 3.91 million 2023 down 8.7% falling
5 Indonesia 3.82 million 2023 up 36.2% rising
6 Mexico 2.19 million 2024 up 42.8% rising
7 Philippines 1.93 million 2023 up 46.1% rising
8 Bangladesh 1.91 million 2023 up 57.3% rising
9 Egypt 1.83 million 2024 up 47.8% rising
10 Türkiye 1.75 million 2023 up 5.7% rising
11 Japan 1.47 million 2023 down 2.3% flat
12 Russia 1.41 million 2024 up 2.0% rising
13 Pakistan 1.32 million 2023 up 77.4% rising
14 Korea 1.09 million 2024 down 19.0% falling
15 Argentina 1.04 million 2023 up 22.3% rising
16 Germany 1.00 million 2024 up 4.5% rising
17 Iran 975,874 2022 down 26.6% falling
18 Viet Nam 926,789 2023 up 18.9% flat
19 United Kingdom 851,936 2023 up 24.1% rising
20 Colombia 716,602 2022 up 20.2% rising
21 Thailand 612,294 2024 down 20.9% falling
22 Saudi Arabia 597,905 2024 down 2.1% flat
23 Italy 594,530 2023 up 19.6% rising
24 Spain 567,244 2024 up 5.1% rising
25 France 527,210 2024 up 32.0% rising
26 Canada 474,330 2023 up 13.4% rising
27 Chile 441,393 2024 up 19.6% rising
28 Morocco 430,945 2024 up 39.7% rising
29 Australia 422,179 2024 up 5.6% flat
30 Ukraine 412,476 2024 down 19.5% falling
31 Poland 401,933 2024 down 21.1% falling
32 Greece 382,560 2023 up 25.3% rising
33 Algeria 356,877 2024 up 9.0% flat
34 Netherlands 330,285 2023 up 6.2% rising
35 Ecuador 324,467 2023 up 35.4% rising
36 Syria 308,009 2016 up 18.0% rising
37 South Africa 281,626 2023 up 11.3% rising
38 Kazakhstan 278,577 2024 up 29.0% rising
39 Malaysia 275,879 2023 up 2.7% rising
40 Ghana 274,232 2024 up 94.5% rising
41 Nepal 224,393 2023 up 7.8% rising
42 Romania 164,930 2023 down 17.2% falling
43 Belgium 163,409 2023 up 2.0% flat
44 United Arab Emirates 160,135 2024 up 23.7% rising
45 Dominican Republic 159,933 2024 down 3.4% flat
46 Jordan 159,835 2024 up 23.9% rising
47 Cameroon 128,632 2023 up 12.5% rising
48 Portugal 123,767 2023 up 31.5% rising
49 Tanzania 112,530 2024 up 24.4% rising
50 Israel 111,236 2024 up 5.6% rising
51 Mozambique 111,235 2018 up 85.5% rising
52 Burkina Faso 109,793 2024 up 278.9% rising
53 Switzerland 108,319 2024 up 10.0% rising
54 Finland 107,691 2024 up 0.7% flat
55 Cambodia 107,092 2023 up 8.4% rising
56 Belarus 102,246 2024 down 39.1% falling
57 Azerbaijan 99,890 2024 up 33.1% rising
58 Sweden 98,185 2024 up 7.4% rising
59 Senegal 96,624 2024 up 37.0% rising
60 Hungary 93,837 2024 down 11.0% falling
61 Sri Lanka 91,691 2023 up 0.5% flat
62 Honduras 89,978 2024 up 20.5% rising
63 Czechia 89,797 2023 down 22.1% falling
64 Austria 86,440 2024 up 2.1% flat
65 Ireland 81,743 2022 up 43.6% rising
66 Madagascar 80,445 2023 up 106.7% rising
67 Costa Rica 79,898 2019 up 2.6% flat
68 Serbia 78,487 2024 down 14.2% falling
69 Côte d’Ivoire 76,514 2024 up 60.2% rising
70 Norway 76,493 2024 up 3.8% rising
71 Denmark 73,272 2024 down 4.9% flat
72 Hong Kong (China) 71,858 2024 up 4.8% flat
73 Panama 71,556 2022 up 49.0% rising
74 Kyrgyzstan 70,030 2024 up 32.3% rising
75 Cuba 69,827 2024 down 17.5% flat
76 El Salvador 68,150 2024 up 3.3% rising
77 New Zealand 66,307 2024 down 9.9% falling
78 Togo 64,838 2021 up 72.0% rising
79 Tunisia 64,277 2023 down 23.2% falling
80 Georgia 60,787 2025 up 20.5% rising
81 Singapore 59,243 2023 up 6.0% rising
82 Palestine 59,153 2023 down 13.9% falling
83 Bulgaria 58,793 2024 down 35.2% falling
84 Rwanda 53,588 2024 up 43.0% rising
85 Mongolia 46,547 2024 down 17.6% falling
86 Mali 44,923 2015 falling
87 Oman 43,227 2024 up 11.4% rising
88 Guinea 41,826 2023 down 33.8% falling
89 Croatia 41,004 2023 down 14.9% falling
90 Slovak Republic 37,136 2024 down 19.9% falling
91 Burundi 36,372 2025 up 28.5% rising
92 Kuwait 34,904 2021 up 47.8% rising
93 Lithuania 31,817 2024 down 36.7% falling
94 Armenia 30,706 2024 down 24.8% falling
95 Albania 30,647 2024 down 45.1% falling
96 Niger 26,125 2019 rising
97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,994 2023 down 48.4% falling
98 North Macedonia 22,852 2023 down 11.8% falling
99 Moldova 19,429 2024 down 44.7% falling
100 Latvia 19,325 2024 down 24.0% falling
101 Namibia 19,110 2022 up 53.2% rising
102 Bahrain 18,863 2024 up 61.8% rising
103 Lao People’s Democratic Republic 18,283 2023 down 61.1% falling
104 Slovenia 18,088 2023 down 21.2% falling
105 Macau (China) 15,976 2024 up 60.6% rising
106 Botswana 14,835 2023 up 10.7% rising
107 Mauritius 12,887 2023 down 1.9% flat
108 Cyprus 12,808 2024 up 39.7% rising
109 Qatar 12,681 2024 up 128.1% rising
110 Mauritania 11,974 2020 down 0.9% flat
111 Estonia 11,743 2024 down 32.5% falling
112 Jamaica 11,083 2023 down 8.8% falling
113 Montenegro 7,396 2023 down 32.9% falling
114 Iceland 4,764 2023 down 11.8% falling
115 Malta 4,679 2023 up 54.7% rising
116 Cabo Verde 4,528 2018 down 6.8% falling
117 Lesotho 3,762 2018 down 4.4% falling
118 Brunei 2,633 2023 up 60.2% rising
119 Luxembourg 1,419 2024 down 10.6% falling
120 Andorra 1,392 2024 up 682.0% volatile
121 Belize 750 2024 down 55.6% falling
122 Samoa 601 2024 down 2.1% falling
123 San Marino 449 2024 up 16.3% rising
124 Monaco 279 2024 up 46.8% rising
125 Seychelles 236 2024 up 105.2% rising
126 Liechtenstein 224 2021 down 27.5% falling
127 Saint Lucia 128 2023 down 61.7% falling
128 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 7 2023 up 75.0% rising
129 Bermuda 0 2023 down 100.0% volatile

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
333 places, 3,825 data points, 1999–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release