Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in World

World: Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male was 1.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
1.68 million number
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
1.68 million number
in 2019
All-time low
945,667 number
in 1999
Years of data
22
1998–2019

Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male in World, 1998–2019

0500.0k1.0M1.5M1998200820191998: 949.8k number1999: 945.7k number2000: 958.3k number2001: 1.0M number2002: 1.1M number2003: 1.1M number2004: 1.2M number2005: 1.2M number2006: 1.3M number2007: 1.3M number2008: 1.3M number2009: 1.4M number2010: 1.4M number2011: 1.5M number2012: 1.5M number2013: 1.5M number2014: 1.5M number2015: 1.6M number2016: 1.6M number2017: 1.6M number2018: 1.7M number2019: 1.7M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in World stood at 1.68 million number. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in World peaked at 1.68 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 945,667 number, in 1999.

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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 947,746 number 945,667 number 949,824 number 2
2000s 1.18 million number 958,315 number 1.36 million number 10
2010s 1.56 million number 1.43 million number 1.68 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 China 243,612 number compare
  2. 2 United States 166,168 number compare
  3. 3 Germany 111,400 number compare
  4. 4 India 97,082 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in World?
Enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male in World was 1.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 1.68 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 945,667 number in 1999.
How does World rank for enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in tertiary education, isced 8 programmes, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. 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 8 programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in tertiary education, ISCED 8 programmes, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
176 places, 2,868 data points, 1997–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private tertiary education institutions in programmes on the doctoral or equivalent (ISCED 8) level.