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.

Countries reporting
113
Highest
694,223 number
Iran
Lowest
0 number
Zambia
Median
3,206 number
Years covered
24
1997–2020
Data points
2,399

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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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.

About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
159 places, 2,399 data points, 1997–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private post-secondary non-tertiary education institutions regardless of age.