Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 606,200 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Europe recorded 606,200 for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 606,200 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 374,569, in 1997.
That places SDG: Europe 31st out of 216 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 374,569 | — |
| 1998 | 410,366 | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 434,755 | +5.9% |
| 2000 | 437,961 | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 467,308 | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 481,588 | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 515,673 | +7.1% |
| 2004 | 530,119 | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 527,845 | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 522,687 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 529,721 | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 518,458 | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 525,234 | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 534,457 | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 523,655 | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 522,425 | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 514,825 | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 506,160 | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 484,053 | -4.4% |
| 2016 | 493,965 | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 488,490 | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 491,188 | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 494,321 | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 502,021 | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 516,334 | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 563,883 | +9.2% |
| 2023 | 585,898 | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 606,200 | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 406,563 | 374,569 | 434,755 | 3 |
| 2000s | 505,659 | 437,961 | 530,119 | 10 |
| 2010s | 505,354 | 484,053 | 534,457 | 10 |
| 2020s | 554,867 | 502,021 | 606,200 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
- 28 Philippines 15,756 compare
- 29 Switzerland 13,811 compare
- 30 South Africa 12,852 compare
- 31 Thailand 12,844 compare
- 32 Portugal 11,794 compare
- 33 Czechia 11,434 compare
- 34 Argentina 10,893 compare
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 79.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Europe was 606,200 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 606,200 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 374,569 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 31st out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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