Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China): Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 62,724 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) recorded 62,724 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is up 3.1% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) peaked at 62,724 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17,567, in 1996.
That places MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 142nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 17,567 | — |
| 1997 | 21,252 | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 23,417 | +10.2% |
| 1999 | 25,153 | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 27,283 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 27,735 | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 28,457 | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 29,218 | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 30,556 | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 31,815 | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 33,395 | +5.0% |
| 2007 | 37,203 | +11.4% |
| 2008 | 37,745 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 37,480 | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 39,279 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 43,538 | +10.8% |
| 2012 | 45,345 | +4.1% |
| 2013 | 47,276 | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 50,340 | +6.5% |
| 2015 | 51,988 | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 52,992 | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 53,769 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 53,687 | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54,020 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 55,386 | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 57,459 | +3.7% |
| 2022 | 59,167 | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 60,829 | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 62,724 | +3.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,847 | 17,567 | 25,153 | 4 |
| 2000s | 32,089 | 27,283 | 37,745 | 10 |
| 2010s | 49,224 | 39,279 | 54,020 | 10 |
| 2020s | 59,113 | 55,386 | 62,724 | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- 140 Lesotho 4 compare
- 141 Seychelles 2 compare
- 142 Saint Lucia 0 compare
More education data for MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.1474 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.0285 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.3681 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 60,829 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 229,389 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0722 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2149 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) was 62,724 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The highest recorded value was 62,724 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17,567 in 1996.
- How does MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) ranks 142nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Eastern Asia (excluding China) 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