Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia
MDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 16.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia recorded 16.24 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 4.3% on the previous year and up 33.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 16.24 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.28 million, in 2012.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia 44th 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 MDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 10.28 million | — |
| 2013 | 10.64 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.20 million | +14.7% |
| 2015 | 12.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.41 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 12.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 12.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 13.21 million | +4.0% |
| 2021 | 13.91 million | +5.3% |
| 2022 | 14.89 million | +7.0% |
| 2023 | 15.57 million | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 16.24 million | +4.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.93 million | 10.28 million | 12.71 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 14.77 million | 13.21 million | 16.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 48.26 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 55.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 42.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 60.05 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.50 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia was 16.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.24 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.28 million in 2012.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia ranks 44th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia 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