Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) by country
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.
What the numbers show
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) is currently reported for 113 countries. The highest value is 694,223 number in Iran; the lowest is 0 number in Zambia.
The median across all reporting countries is 3,206 number, and the mean is 40,256 number.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 45 fell. The largest increase was in Namibia (up 851.4%), and the largest decrease in Liechtenstein (down 100.0%).
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iran | 694,223 number | 2012 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 2 | Philippines | 539,445 number | 2017 | up 66.6% | rising |
| 3 | China | 513,152 number | 2019 | down 33.6% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 484,344 number | 2018 | β | rising |
| 5 | Brazil | 379,832 number | 2018 | up 6.3% | falling |
| 6 | Germany | 343,669 number | 2018 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 254,810 number | 2019 | up 116.6% | volatile |
| 9 | India | 128,335 number | 2019 | down 80.7% | volatile |
| 10 | Egypt | 99,200 number | 2014 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 11 | Kazakhstan | 98,970 number | 2019 | down 22.7% | rising |
| 12 | Kenya | 91,209 number | 2016 | up 202.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Poland | 68,082 number | 2018 | up 426.8% | volatile |
| 14 | Afghanistan | 66,606 number | 2018 | up 206.2% | rising |
| 15 | Tanzania | 55,418 number | 2019 | up 49.3% | volatile |
| 16 | Malaysia | 54,552 number | 2011 | down 36.5% | rising |
| 17 | Ukraine | 51,738 number | 2019 | down 44.9% | falling |
| 18 | Greece | 38,396 number | 2018 | up 107.5% | rising |
| 19 | Hungary | 34,309 number | 2018 | up 17.8% | falling |
| 20 | Jamaica | 34,225 number | 2019 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 21 | Russia | 30,068 number | 2018 | down 62.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Belgium | 29,800 number | 2018 | down 14.4% | rising |
| 23 | Romania | 29,459 number | 2018 | up 144.6% | rising |
| 24 | Uganda | 28,943 number | 2017 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 25 | Syria | 21,596 number | 2013 | up 29.5% | rising |
| 26 | Azerbaijan | 20,835 number | 2019 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 27 | New Zealand | 19,413 number | 2018 | down 37.2% | rising |
| 28 | Namibia | 18,629 number | 2018 | up 851.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 17,659 number | 2004 | up 289.7% | volatile |
| 30 | Puerto Rico | 17,482 number | 2018 | down 45.5% | falling |
| 31 | Cambodia | 17,304 number | 2010 | up 274.9% | volatile |
| 32 | Hong Kong | 15,694 number | 2019 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 33 | Ireland | 14,767 number | 2018 | down 62.3% | rising |
| 34 | Cameroon | 11,937 number | 2016 | up 133.3% | rising |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 11,701 number | 2013 | up 11.2% | falling |
| 36 | Finland | 10,849 number | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 37 | Rwanda | 10,135 number | 2019 | up 211.2% | rising |
| 38 | Spain | 10,130 number | 2018 | β | volatile |
| 39 | Bahrain | 10,129 number | 2019 | up 381.9% | volatile |
| 40 | Sweden | 10,077 number | 2018 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 41 | France | 9,999 number | 2018 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 42 | Laos | 9,606 number | 2019 | up 13.4% | flat |
| 43 | Pakistan | 9,117 number | 2019 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 44 | Belarus | 8,820 number | 2018 | down 47.8% | falling |
| 45 | Tunisia | 8,595 number | 2016 | up 61.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Lithuania | 8,468 number | 2018 | up 96.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 8,214 number | 2018 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 48 | Czechia | 6,773 number | 2018 | down 44.6% | falling |
| 49 | Panama | 6,271 number | 2007 | up 494.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Slovakia | 6,062 number | 2018 | up 672.2% | volatile |
| 51 | Kuwait | 5,819 number | 2013 | up 13.1% | falling |
| 52 | Kyrgyzstan | 5,670 number | 2019 | up 17.2% | falling |
| 53 | Switzerland | 5,030 number | 2018 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 54 | Japan | 4,923 number | 2018 | up 5.9% | falling |
| 55 | Austria | 3,699 number | 2018 | down 87.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Georgia | 3,440 number | 2019 | down 65.0% | volatile |
| 57 | Fiji | 3,338 number | 2016 | up 614.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3,206 number | 2010 | up 7.4% | falling |
| 59 | Portugal | 3,157 number | 2018 | down 10.1% | volatile |
| 60 | Mongolia | 2,913 number | 2018 | down 48.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Colombia | 2,570 number | 2018 | down 19.4% | rising |
| 62 | Madagascar | 2,451 number | 2019 | up 45.0% | rising |
| 63 | Mauritius | 2,430 number | 2018 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 64 | Mali | 2,309 number | 2018 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 65 | Norway | 2,092 number | 2018 | down 59.7% | volatile |
| 66 | Barbados | 1,701 number | 2019 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 67 | Latvia | 1,699 number | 2018 | up 25.8% | falling |
| 68 | Cuba | 1,629 number | 2019 | up 370.8% | volatile |
| 69 | Vanuatu | 1,382 number | 2015 | up 264.6% | volatile |
| 70 | Estonia | 1,326 number | 2018 | down 52.7% | flat |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 1,308 number | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 72 | Eritrea | 1,264 number | 2017 | down 57.0% | rising |
| 73 | Tonga | 1,206 number | 2015 | up 609.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Belize | 1,103 number | 2008 | up 87.6% | rising |
| 75 | Serbia | 1,062 number | 2019 | down 22.5% | falling |
| 76 | Denmark | 1,059 number | 2012 | up 27.4% | volatile |
| 77 | Italy | 1,036 number | 2016 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 78 | Lesotho | 991 number | 2014 | up 193.2% | rising |
| 79 | Iceland | 853 number | 2018 | up 488.3% | volatile |
| 80 | Seychelles | 804 number | 2019 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 81 | Dominica | 793 number | 2016 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 82 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 723 number | 2017 | up 104.2% | rising |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 696 number | 2018 | down 62.2% | falling |
| 84 | Mauritania | 556 number | 2005 | up 258.7% | rising |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 528 number | 2018 | down 27.3% | falling |
| 86 | North Macedonia | 477 number | 2018 | up 61.1% | rising |
| 87 | Guyana | 463 number | 2012 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 88 | Netherlands | 448 number | 2014 | down 91.2% | volatile |
| 89 | Slovenia | 410 number | 2012 | up 33.1% | rising |
| 90 | Bhutan | 394 number | 2020 | up 342.7% | volatile |
| 91 | Gibraltar | 388 number | 2019 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 92 | Niger | 347 number | 2017 | up 173.2% | volatile |
| 93 | Antigua and Barbuda | 344 number | 2012 | down 27.4% | falling |
| 94 | Saint Lucia | 326 number | 2019 | down 59.4% | rising |
| 95 | Djibouti | 214 number | 2019 | up 397.7% | volatile |
| 96 | Cyprus | 200 number | 2017 | β | flat |
| 97 | Grenada | 185 number | 2018 | down 72.9% | falling |
| 98 | Malta | 168 number | 2018 | down 64.4% | volatile |
| 99 | Cayman Islands | 158 number | 2018 | up 351.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 128 number | 2016 | down 57.6% | volatile |
| 101 | Qatar | 123 number | 2019 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 102 | Andorra | 116 number | 2019 | down 60.1% | falling |
| 103 | Palestine | 91 number | 2019 | β | volatile |
| 104 | Moldova | 41 number | 2019 | down 96.9% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei | 38 number | 2012 | up 72.7% | volatile |
| 106 | Nauru | 37 number | 2019 | up 640.0% | volatile |
| 107 | Cape Verde | 33 number | 2018 | down 85.7% | volatile |
| 108 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 25 number | 2009 | down 68.4% | falling |
| 109 | Monaco | 8 number | 2020 | down 82.6% | volatile |
| 110 | Ecuador | 0 number | 2018 | β | flat |
| 110 | Liechtenstein | 0 number | 2018 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 110 | Mozambique | 0 number | 2008 | β | flat |
| 110 | Tajikistan | 0 number | 2011 | β | flat |
| 110 | Zambia | 0 number | 2012 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.97 million number
- IDA & IBRD total 3.42 million number
- Low & middle income 3.37 million number
- Middle income 2.98 million number
- IBRD only 2.44 million number
- Lower middle income 1.66 million number
- High income 1.61 million number
- Early-demographic dividend 1.54 million number
- South Africa 137,715 number
- East Asia & Pacific 1.51 million number
- Post-demographic dividend 1.49 million number
- Late-demographic dividend 1.48 million number
About this data
Total number of male students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.