Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern Asia recorded 1.96 million for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 5.6% on the previous year and up 28.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia peaked at 1.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 2012.
That places SDG: Eastern Asia 54th out of 205 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 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.38 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.43 million | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 1.53 million | +6.9% |
| 2015 | 1.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 1.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.56 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 1.66 million | +6.4% |
| 2022 | 1.71 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 1.85 million | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | +5.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.38 million | 1.55 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.56 million | 1.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 51.47 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 16.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 45.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 7.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 63.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 30.25 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern Asia was 1.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 2012.
- How does SDG: Eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- SDG: Eastern Asia ranks 54th out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release