Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States
SDG: Small Island Developing States: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male was 51,493 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States is 51,493, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States peaked at 88,218 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51,493, in 2024.
That places SDG: Small Island Developing States 193rd out of 205 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 88,218 | — |
| 2013 | 72,470 | -17.9% |
| 2014 | 66,672 | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 68,087 | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 65,864 | -3.3% |
| 2017 | 55,811 | -15.3% |
| 2018 | 60,432 | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 60,993 | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 56,113 | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 58,241 | +3.8% |
| 2022 | 56,769 | -2.5% |
| 2023 | 56,697 | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 51,493 | -9.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 67,318 | 55,811 | 88,218 | 8 |
| 2020s | 55,863 | 51,493 | 58,241 | 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 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male in SDG: Small Island Developing States was 51,493 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The highest recorded value was 88,218 in 2012.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- The lowest recorded value was 51,493 in 2024.
- How does SDG: Small Island Developing States rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male?
- SDG: Small Island Developing States ranks 193rd out of 205 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 7 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Small Island Developing States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 22.8%. 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 7 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release