Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) 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.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 338,125 | — |
| 1999 | 298,908 | -11.6% |
| 2000 | 311,904 | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 333,349 | +6.9% |
| 2002 | 357,552 | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 390,017 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 428,718 | +9.9% |
| 2005 | 449,919 | +4.9% |
| 2006 | 488,880 | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 486,942 | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 504,672 | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 536,549 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 575,866 | +7.3% |
| 2011 | 604,921 | +5.0% |
| 2012 | 638,076 | +5.5% |
| 2013 | 694,644 | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 737,421 | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 792,954 | +7.5% |
| 2016 | 848,204 | +7.0% |
| 2017 | 892,243 | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 932,474 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 977,364 | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 1.02 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 1.13 million | +10.4% |
| 2022 | 1.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 1.19 million | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 1.26 million | +5.6% |
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
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8747 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.63 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 339.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 286.02 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