Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 14.95 million in 2022. ▲ Rising

Latest (2022)
14.95 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
108th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.95 million
in 2022
All-time low
4.09 million
in 1997
Years of data
26
1997–2022

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997–2022

5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M1997200920221997: 4.1M1998: 4.6M1999: 4.8M2000: 5.1M2001: 5.4M2002: 5.8M2003: 6.7M2004: 7.3M2005: 7.8M2006: 8.6M2007: 9.1M2008: 9.6M2009: 10.2M2010: 10.7M2011: 11.1M2012: 11.5M2013: 11.3M2014: 11.5M2015: 11.7M2016: 12.1M2017: 12.5M2018: 12.9M2019: 13.3M2020: 14.0M2021: 14.6M2022: 15.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 14.95 million, measured in 2022. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 30.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 14.95 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.09 million, in 1997.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1997 to 2022.
Year Value Change
1997 4.09 million
1998 4.59 million +12.3%
1999 4.84 million +5.5%
2000 5.10 million +5.3%
2001 5.43 million +6.6%
2002 5.81 million +6.8%
2003 6.71 million +15.6%
2004 7.34 million +9.3%
2005 7.82 million +6.6%
2006 8.56 million +9.5%
2007 9.07 million +6.0%
2008 9.62 million +6.1%
2009 10.15 million +5.5%
2010 10.66 million +5.0%
2011 11.06 million +3.8%
2012 11.49 million +3.8%
2013 11.31 million -1.5%
2014 11.47 million +1.4%
2015 11.65 million +1.6%
2016 12.15 million +4.2%
2017 12.50 million +2.9%
2018 12.88 million +3.0%
2019 13.30 million +3.3%
2020 14.01 million +5.3%
2021 14.58 million +4.1%
2022 14.95 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 4.51 million 4.09 million 4.84 million 3
2000s 7.56 million 5.10 million 10.15 million 10
2010s 11.85 million 10.66 million 13.30 million 10
2020s 14.51 million 14.01 million 14.95 million 3

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 105 Mongolia 139,554 compare
  2. 106 El Salvador 134,734 compare
  3. 107 Costa Rica 134,194 compare
  4. 108 Serbia 129,615 compare
  5. 109 Denmark 125,655 compare
  6. 110 Congo 121,575 compare
  7. 111 Ireland 116,039 compare

See the full ranking of 420 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 14.95 million in 2022, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 14.95 million in 2022.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.09 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 108th out of 221 groups with data for 2022.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
420 places, 10,955 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release