Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income): Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male was 9.13 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
9.13 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
23rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
9.13 million number
in 2019
All-time low
4.07 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) is 9.13 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) peaked at 9.13 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 4.07 million number, in 1970.

Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income), 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 4.07 million number
1971 4.20 million number +3.2%
1972 4.27 million number +1.9%
1973 4.35 million number +1.7%
1974 4.40 million number +1.3%
1975 4.51 million number +2.5%
1976 4.60 million number +1.9%
1977 4.67 million number +1.6%
1978 4.70 million number +0.6%
1979 4.70 million number -0.0%
1980 4.66 million number -0.7%
1981 4.64 million number -0.5%
1982 4.63 million number -0.3%
1983 4.61 million number -0.3%
1984 4.60 million number -0.2%
1985 4.63 million number +0.6%
1986 4.58 million number -1.1%
1987 4.59 million number +0.2%
1988 4.60 million number +0.3%
1989 4.65 million number +1.0%
1990 4.78 million number +2.8%
1991 4.84 million number +1.3%
1992 4.79 million number -1.0%
1993 4.67 million number -2.6%
1994 4.64 million number -0.5%
1995 4.63 million number -0.3%
1996 4.80 million number +3.7%
1997 5.05 million number +5.1%
1998 5.14 million number +1.8%
1999 5.40 million number +5.0%
2000 5.81 million number +7.6%
2001 6.32 million number +8.8%
2002 6.77 million number +7.1%
2003 7.39 million number +9.1%
2004 7.49 million number +1.3%
2005 7.83 million number +4.5%
2006 8.17 million number +4.4%
2007 8.40 million number +2.8%
2008 8.49 million number +1.0%
2009 8.61 million number +1.4%
2010 8.77 million number +1.8%
2011 8.77 million number +0.0%
2012 8.81 million number +0.4%
2013 8.88 million number +0.8%
2014 8.90 million number +0.2%
2015 8.79 million number -1.2%
2016 8.92 million number +1.4%
2017 9.03 million number +1.2%
2018 9.09 million number +0.7%
2019 9.13 million number +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.45 million number 4.07 million number 4.70 million number 10
1980s 4.62 million number 4.58 million number 4.66 million number 10
1990s 4.87 million number 4.63 million number 5.40 million number 10
2000s 7.53 million number 5.81 million number 8.61 million number 10
2010s 8.91 million number 8.77 million number 9.13 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)

  1. 20 Viet Nam 1.06 million number compare
  2. 21 Pakistan 1.04 million number compare
  3. 22 Thailand 1.02 million number compare
  4. 23 Spain 952,614 number compare
  5. 24 Peru 905,151 number compare
  6. 25 Nigeria 904,852 number compare
  7. 26 Italy 844,334 number compare

See the full ranking of 232 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) was 9.13 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The highest recorded value was 9.13 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.07 million number in 1970.
How does Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male?
Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Europe & Central Asia (excluding high income) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 7,125 data points, 1970–2020
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The total number of male students enrolled at public and private tertiary education institutions.