Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 1.26 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 1.26 million 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 5.6% on the previous year and up 70.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.26 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 298,908, in 1999.
That places MDG: Developing Regions 10th out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 318,516 | 298,908 | 338,125 | 2 |
| 2000s | 428,850 | 311,904 | 536,549 | 10 |
| 2010s | 769,417 | 575,866 | 977,364 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.15 million | 1.02 million | 1.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 365.72 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.26 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 298,908 in 1999.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 10th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 70.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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.
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February 2026 Data Release