Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 596,287 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia stood at 596,287. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of up 6.8% on the previous year and up 67.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 596,287 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 141,535, in 1998.
That places SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 141,535 | — |
| 1999 | 151,713 | +7.2% |
| 2000 | 174,411 | +15.0% |
| 2001 | 183,009 | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 201,300 | +10.0% |
| 2003 | 219,706 | +9.1% |
| 2004 | 237,464 | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 251,910 | +6.1% |
| 2006 | 267,503 | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 279,548 | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 288,351 | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 301,641 | +4.6% |
| 2010 | 316,038 | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 319,478 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 324,835 | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 338,530 | +4.2% |
| 2014 | 355,702 | +5.1% |
| 2015 | 373,484 | +5.0% |
| 2016 | 384,829 | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 405,286 | +5.3% |
| 2018 | 423,704 | +4.5% |
| 2019 | 437,441 | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 462,113 | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 493,647 | +6.8% |
| 2022 | 525,500 | +6.5% |
| 2023 | 558,283 | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 596,287 | +6.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 146,624 | 141,535 | 151,713 | 2 |
| 2000s | 240,484 | 174,411 | 301,641 | 10 |
| 2010s | 367,933 | 316,038 | 437,441 | 10 |
| 2020s | 527,166 | 462,113 | 596,287 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.72 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 90.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.32 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 596,287 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 596,287 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 141,535 in 1998.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 32nd out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 67.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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