Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in OECD members

OECD members: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 6.65 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
6.65 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 45 groups
All-time high
6.81 million number
in 2016
All-time low
4.21 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in OECD members, 1997–2019

02.0M4.0M6.0M1997200820191997: 4.2M number1998: 4.4M number1999: 4.6M number2000: 4.6M number2001: 4.7M number2002: 5.1M number2003: 5.2M number2004: 5.2M number2005: 5.4M number2006: 5.5M number2007: 5.7M number2008: 5.6M number2009: 5.9M number2010: 6.3M number2011: 6.6M number2012: 6.8M number2013: 6.5M number2014: 6.6M number2015: 6.7M number2016: 6.8M number2017: 6.7M number2018: 6.7M number2019: 6.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

OECD members recorded 6.65 million number for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in 2019.

That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 12.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in OECD members peaked at 6.81 million number in 2016 and was at its lowest, 4.21 million number, in 1997.

OECD members ranks 11th of 45 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.39 million number 4.21 million number 4.55 million number 3
2000s 5.29 million number 4.57 million number 5.92 million number 10
2010s 6.63 million number 6.27 million number 6.81 million number 10

Countries ranked near OECD members

  1. 8 Colombia 357,202 number compare
  2. 9 Nigeria 305,735 number compare
  3. 10 Japan 290,820 number compare
  4. 11 France 263,471 number compare
  5. 12 Argentina 238,362 number compare
  6. 13 Spain 216,462 number compare
  7. 14 Ukraine 203,355 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 OECD members?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in OECD members was 6.65 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in OECD members?
The highest recorded value was 6.81 million number in 2016.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in OECD members?
The lowest recorded value was 4.21 million number in 1997.
How does OECD members rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
OECD members ranks 11th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in OECD members?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this OECD members 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).