Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in World
World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male was 21.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in World, 1998–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in World stood at 21.75 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 14.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in World peaked at 21.75 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 10.34 million number, in 1998.
World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 5 programmes, male in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 10.34 million number | — |
| 1999 | 10.86 million number | +5.1% |
| 2000 | 11.32 million number | +4.2% |
| 2001 | 12.08 million number | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 13.35 million number | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 14.90 million number | +11.5% |
| 2004 | 15.36 million number | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 16.09 million number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 16.97 million number | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 17.47 million number | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 18.01 million number | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 18.96 million number | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 20.14 million number | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 20.66 million number | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 20.96 million number | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 18.89 million number | -9.9% |
| 2014 | 20.90 million number | +10.7% |
| 2015 | 21.15 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 21.06 million number | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 21.03 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 21.24 million number | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 21.75 million number | +2.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.60 million number | 10.34 million number | 10.86 million number | 2 |
| 2000s | 15.45 million number | 11.32 million number | 18.96 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.78 million number | 18.89 million number | 21.75 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More reference data data for World
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- Exposure to extreme precipitation — Annual precipitation change -41.07 Millimetres per year (2023)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 68.68 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 64.37 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 133.05 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.79 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.67 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.7% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 1.61 years (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in World?
- Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male in World was 21.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 21.75 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.34 million number in 1998.
- How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 5 programmes, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private short-cycle tertiary education programmes (ISCED 5).