Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 636,740 in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
636,740
Change on year
up 7.2%
Rank
26th
of 216 groups
All-time high
636,740
in 2024
All-time low
142,109
in 1998
Years of data
27
1998–2024

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998–2024

100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k600.0k1998201120241998: 142.1k1999: 152.6k2000: 163.9k2001: 175.0k2002: 196.8k2003: 220.1k2004: 242.8k2005: 258.6k2006: 278.0k2007: 288.8k2008: 296.9k2009: 307.0k2010: 326.7k2011: 325.5k2012: 332.9k2013: 356.8k2014: 352.1k2015: 366.7k2016: 377.1k2017: 387.2k2018: 403.8k2019: 436.4k2020: 479.8k2021: 514.5k2022: 558.5k2023: 594.2k2024: 636.7k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 636,740 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.2% on the previous year and up 80.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 636,740 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 142,109, in 1998.

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 26th of 216 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1998 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1998 142,109
1999 152,628 +7.4%
2000 163,892 +7.4%
2001 175,017 +6.8%
2002 196,843 +12.5%
2003 220,085 +11.8%
2004 242,756 +10.3%
2005 258,580 +6.5%
2006 278,003 +7.5%
2007 288,807 +3.9%
2008 296,873 +2.8%
2009 306,959 +3.4%
2010 326,705 +6.4%
2011 325,521 -0.4%
2012 332,903 +2.3%
2013 356,762 +7.2%
2014 352,134 -1.3%
2015 366,664 +4.1%
2016 377,074 +2.8%
2017 387,216 +2.7%
2018 403,804 +4.3%
2019 436,401 +8.1%
2020 479,846 +10.0%
2021 514,467 +7.2%
2022 558,483 +8.6%
2023 594,239 +6.4%
2024 636,740 +7.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 147,368 142,109 152,628 2
2000s 242,782 163,892 306,959 10
2010s 366,518 325,521 436,401 10
2020s 556,755 479,846 636,740 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 23 Italy 22,087 compare
  2. 24 Saudi Arabia 19,463 compare
  3. 25 Netherlands 19,178 compare
  4. 26 Greece 16,817 compare
  5. 27 Pakistan 16,058 compare
  6. 28 Philippines 15,756 compare
  7. 29 Switzerland 13,811 compare

See the full ranking of 358 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 636,740 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 636,740 in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 142,109 in 1998.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 26th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 80.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 27 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437). Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-male-number-2/escap-wb-upper-middle-income-economies-wb-upper-mid-unsdcode-98437/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-tertiary-education-isced-8-programmes-male-number-2/escap-wb-upper-middle-income-economies-wb-upper-mid-unsdcode-98437/">Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
358 places, 7,854 data points, 1996–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release