Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Least developed countries

Least developed countries: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) was 450,178 number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
450,178 number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
480,370 number
in 2011
All-time low
168,483 number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Least developed countries, 1998–2019

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k500.0k1998200820191998: 168.5k number1999: 186.4k number2000: 211.5k number2001: 230.9k number2002: 250.3k number2003: 264.3k number2004: 294.0k number2005: 300.2k number2006: 334.8k number2007: 353.3k number2008: 386.0k number2009: 428.4k number2010: 458.4k number2011: 480.4k number2012: 460.0k number2013: 454.0k number2014: 460.2k number2015: 457.5k number2016: 436.0k number2017: 427.7k number2018: 447.6k number2019: 450.2k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Least developed countries stood at 450,178 number.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 5.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Least developed countries peaked at 480,370 number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 168,483 number, in 1998.

That places Least developed countries 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Least developed countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number) in Least developed countries, 1998 to 2019.
Year number Change
1998 168,483 number —
1999 186,365 number +10.6%
2000 211,487 number +13.5%
2001 230,918 number +9.2%
2002 250,285 number +8.4%
2003 264,333 number +5.6%
2004 293,973 number +11.2%
2005 300,247 number +2.1%
2006 334,825 number +11.5%
2007 353,304 number +5.5%
2008 385,952 number +9.2%
2009 428,362 number +11.0%
2010 458,421 number +7.0%
2011 480,370 number +4.8%
2012 459,965 number -4.2%
2013 453,973 number -1.3%
2014 460,152 number +1.4%
2015 457,457 number -0.6%
2016 435,956 number -4.7%
2017 427,668 number -1.9%
2018 447,602 number +4.7%
2019 450,178 number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 177,424 number 168,483 number 186,365 number 2
2000s 305,369 number 211,487 number 428,362 number 10
2010s 453,174 number 427,668 number 480,370 number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries

  1. 32 Kazakhstan 45,352 number compare
  2. 33 Belarus 42,122 number compare
  3. 34 Hong Kong 40,114 number compare
  4. 35 Benin 39,379 number compare
  5. 36 Cote d'Ivoire 38,693 number compare
  6. 37 Austria 35,029 number compare
  7. 38 Algeria 34,467 number compare

See the full ranking of 185 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Least developed countries?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Least developed countries was 450,178 number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The highest recorded value was 480,370 number in 2011.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Least developed countries?
The lowest recorded value was 168,483 number in 1998.
How does Least developed countries rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Least developed countries ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Least developed countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
185 places, 2,819 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).