Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 75.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries is 75.15 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 75.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 50.69 million, in 2012.
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th of 204 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 50.69 million | — |
| 2013 | 53.54 million | +5.6% |
| 2014 | 57.38 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 59.89 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 61.19 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 61.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 62.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 63.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 65.84 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 68.73 million | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 71.46 million | +4.0% |
| 2023 | 73.97 million | +3.5% |
| 2024 | 75.15 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 58.77 million | 50.69 million | 63.69 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 71.03 million | 65.84 million | 75.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- 3 Brazil 4.14 million compare
- 4 United States 3.91 million compare
- 5 Indonesia 3.82 million compare
- 6 Mexico 2.19 million compare
- 7 Philippines 1.93 million compare
- 8 Bangladesh 1.91 million compare
- 9 Egypt 1.83 million compare
More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 75.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 75.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.69 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 204 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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