Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 217,936 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia is 217,936, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.2% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia peaked at 217,936 in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67,187, in 1997.
SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 70th of 216 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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: Northern Africa and Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 67,187 | — |
| 1998 | 70,196 | +4.5% |
| 1999 | 74,814 | +6.6% |
| 2000 | 75,856 | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 79,830 | +5.2% |
| 2002 | 84,756 | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 90,835 | +7.2% |
| 2004 | 101,204 | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 99,478 | -1.7% |
| 2006 | 106,267 | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 116,921 | +10.0% |
| 2008 | 112,941 | -3.4% |
| 2009 | 118,936 | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 127,020 | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 128,547 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 137,104 | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 160,012 | +16.7% |
| 2014 | 158,989 | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 168,821 | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 180,122 | +6.7% |
| 2017 | 185,701 | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 189,895 | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 204,424 | +7.7% |
| 2020 | 205,645 | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 207,679 | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 195,504 | -5.9% |
| 2023 | 196,065 | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 217,936 | +11.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 70,732 | 67,187 | 74,814 | 3 |
| 2000s | 98,702 | 75,856 | 118,936 | 10 |
| 2010s | 164,064 | 127,020 | 204,424 | 10 |
| 2020s | 204,566 | 195,504 | 217,936 | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.371 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.38 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2663 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.39 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia was 217,936 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 217,936 in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 67,187 in 1997.
- How does SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
- SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia ranks 70th out of 216 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in SDG: Northern Africa and Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Northern Africa and Western 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