Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 32.72 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 32.72 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 34.20 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 28.62 million, in 2012.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 33 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 31.68 million | — |
| 1993 | 31.15 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 31.70 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 32.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 32.47 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 32.38 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 32.96 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 33.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 33.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 34.11 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 34.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 33.69 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 32.56 million | -3.3% |
| 2005 | 32.05 million | -1.6% |
| 2006 | 31.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 30.58 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 30.07 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 29.63 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 29.35 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 28.82 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 28.62 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 29.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 29.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 28.94 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 29.26 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 29.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 30.06 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 30.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.72 million | +4.3% |
| 2021 | 31.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 32.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 32.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 32.72 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.23 million | 31.15 million | 33.35 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 32.18 million | 29.63 million | 34.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.35 million | 28.62 million | 30.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.22 million | 31.72 million | 32.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 32.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 34.20 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.62 million in 2012.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 49th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release