Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 5.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries is 5.31 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 29.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 5.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.66 million, in 2012.
That places ALECSO: Member Countries 97th out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.66 million | — |
| 2013 | 3.91 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 4.11 million | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 4.31 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 4.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 4.55 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 4.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 4.77 million | +4.2% |
| 2021 | 4.85 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 5.08 million | +4.7% |
| 2023 | 5.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 5.31 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.23 million | 3.66 million | 4.58 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 5.05 million | 4.77 million | 5.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
- 94 Armenia 30,706 compare
- 95 Albania 30,647 compare
- 96 Niger 26,125 compare
- 97 Bosnia and Herzegovina 22,994 compare
- 98 North Macedonia 22,852 compare
- 99 Republic of Moldova 19,429 compare
- 100 Latvia 19,325 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ALECSO: Member Countries was 5.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.66 million in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 97th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release