Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 17.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.69 million
Change on year
up 3.8%
Rank
41st
of 204 groups
All-time high
17.69 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.79 million
in 2012
Years of data
13
2012–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 2012–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M2012201820242012: 11.8M2013: 12.1M2014: 13.7M2015: 13.9M2016: 13.9M2017: 13.9M2018: 13.8M2019: 14.2M2020: 14.7M2021: 15.4M2022: 16.4M2023: 17.0M2024: 17.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) recorded 17.69 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 17.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.79 million, in 2012.

That places ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 2012 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2012 11.79 million
2013 12.14 million +3.0%
2014 13.70 million +12.8%
2015 13.91 million +1.6%
2016 13.89 million -0.2%
2017 13.86 million -0.2%
2018 13.82 million -0.3%
2019 14.16 million +2.5%
2020 14.67 million +3.6%
2021 15.37 million +4.7%
2022 16.35 million +6.4%
2023 17.04 million +4.2%
2024 17.69 million +3.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 13.41 million 11.79 million 14.16 million 8
2020s 16.23 million 14.67 million 17.69 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 38 Kazakhstan 278,577 compare
  2. 39 Malaysia 275,879 compare
  3. 40 Ghana 274,232 compare
  4. 41 Nepal 224,393 compare
  5. 42 Romania 164,930 compare
  6. 43 Belgium 163,409 compare
  7. 44 United Arab Emirates 160,135 compare

See the full ranking of 333 places →

More education data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

All data for ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 17.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 17.69 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.79 million in 2012.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 41st out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 13 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 05 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-6-programmes-male-number-2/escap-east-and-north-east-asia-enea-unsdcode-98408/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-6-programmes-male-number-2/escap-east-and-north-east-asia-enea-unsdcode-98408/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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