Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 465,370 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States stood at 465,370. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 553,263 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 465,370, in 2024.
SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd of 204 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 553,263 | — |
| 2013 | 497,640 | -10.1% |
| 2014 | 489,046 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 473,370 | -3.2% |
| 2016 | 476,888 | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 510,610 | +7.1% |
| 2018 | 503,229 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 504,838 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 503,266 | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 493,136 | -2.0% |
| 2022 | 483,803 | -1.9% |
| 2023 | 477,274 | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 465,370 | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 501,110 | 473,370 | 553,263 | 8 |
| 2020s | 484,570 | 465,370 | 503,266 | 5 |
More education data for SDG: Small Island Developing States
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.27 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 430,327 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 4.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 465,370 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 553,263 in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 465,370 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Small Island Developing States 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