Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 16.67 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
16.67 million number
Change on year
up 3.4%
Rank
3rd
of 43 groups
All-time high
16.67 million number
in 2019
All-time low
6.11 million number
in 1998
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in Low & middle income, 1998–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1998200820191998: 6.1M number1999: 6.5M number2000: 6.9M number2001: 7.6M number2002: 8.5M number2003: 10.0M number2004: 10.5M number2005: 11.1M number2006: 11.9M number2007: 12.2M number2008: 12.9M number2009: 13.6M number2010: 14.5M number2011: 14.8M number2012: 15.0M number2013: 13.4M number2014: 15.4M number2015: 15.7M number2016: 15.7M number2017: 15.8M number2018: 16.1M number2019: 16.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Low & middle income stood at 16.67 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

That represents a change of up 3.4% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Low & middle income peaked at 16.67 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 6.11 million number, in 1998.

That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.31 million number 6.11 million number 6.50 million number 2
2000s 10.51 million number 6.95 million number 13.61 million number 10
2010s 15.32 million number 13.38 million number 16.67 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 China 10.13 million number compare
  2. 2 United States 2.89 million number compare
  3. 3 Türkiye 1.42 million number compare
  4. 4 Russian Federation 696,482 number compare
  5. 5 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 440,443 number compare
  6. 6 Indonesia 413,907 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 Low & middle income?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in Low & middle income was 16.67 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 16.67 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 6.11 million number in 1998.
How does Low & middle income rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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).