Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Australia

Australia: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male was 425,012 number in 2018. ▲ Rising

Latest (2018)
425,012 number
Change on year
up 1.6%
World rank
24th
of 105 countries
All-time high
425,012 number
in 2018
All-time low
389,123 number
in 2013
Years of data
6
2013–2018

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Australia, 2013–2018

0100.0k200.0k300.0k400.0k2013201520182013: 389.1k number2014: 399.7k number2015: 409.8k number2016: 420.0k number2017: 418.1k number2018: 425.0k number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2018, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Australia stood at 425,012 number. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 9.2% over ten years.

That places Australia 24th out of 105 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top quarter.

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male in Australia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number) in Australia, 2013 to 2018.
Year number Change
2013 389,123 number —
2014 399,732 number +2.7%
2015 409,781 number +2.5%
2016 419,975 number +2.5%
2017 418,121 number -0.4%
2018 425,012 number +1.6%

Australia compared with similar countries

  • Australia's 425,012 number is above the median for high income countries, which is 81,294 number, 5.2× the median. (52 countries reporting)
  • Australia's 425,012 number is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 356,314 number, 1.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)

Countries ranked near Australia

  1. 21 France 433,400 number compare
  2. 22 Canada 432,334 number compare
  3. 23 Poland 429,567 number compare
  4. 25 Chile 386,014 number compare
  5. 26 Ukraine 385,283 number compare
  6. 27 Morocco 383,703 number

See the full ranking of 148 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Australia?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male in Australia was 425,012 number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Australia?
The highest recorded value was 425,012 number in 2018.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male recorded in Australia?
The lowest recorded value was 389,123 number in 2013.
How does Australia rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male?
Australia ranks 24th out of 105 countries with data for 2018.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 6 programmes, male rising or falling in Australia?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Australia data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 6 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
148 places, 1,002 data points, 1999–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the bachelors or equivalent (ISCED 6) level.