Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 79.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
79.31 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
79.31 million
in 2024
All-time low
48.28 million
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1993200820241993: 48.3M1994: 50.0M1995: 51.3M1996: 54.7M1997: 54.7M1998: 51.8M1999: 52.3M2000: 53.7M2001: 55.0M2002: 57.1M2003: 58.0M2004: 59.7M2005: 61.2M2006: 61.5M2007: 63.4M2008: 63.6M2009: 62.9M2010: 65.9M2011: 67.1M2012: 68.0M2013: 68.4M2014: 70.5M2015: 71.5M2016: 72.6M2017: 73.7M2018: 74.6M2019: 75.1M2020: 76.2M2021: 77.6M2022: 79.0M2023: 78.8M2024: 79.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 79.31 million for enrolment in lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 79.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 48.28 million, in 1993.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 48.28 million
1994 49.99 million +3.5%
1995 51.28 million +2.6%
1996 54.67 million +6.6%
1997 54.73 million +0.1%
1998 51.83 million -5.3%
1999 52.26 million +0.8%
2000 53.72 million +2.8%
2001 55.01 million +2.4%
2002 57.11 million +3.8%
2003 58.03 million +1.6%
2004 59.67 million +2.8%
2005 61.15 million +2.5%
2006 61.46 million +0.5%
2007 63.43 million +3.2%
2008 63.58 million +0.2%
2009 62.89 million -1.1%
2010 65.86 million +4.7%
2011 67.14 million +1.9%
2012 68.03 million +1.3%
2013 68.40 million +0.5%
2014 70.53 million +3.1%
2015 71.47 million +1.3%
2016 72.60 million +1.6%
2017 73.71 million +1.5%
2018 74.64 million +1.3%
2019 75.06 million +0.6%
2020 76.17 million +1.5%
2021 77.56 million +1.8%
2022 78.97 million +1.8%
2023 78.82 million -0.2%
2024 79.31 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 51.86 million 48.28 million 54.73 million 7
2000s 59.60 million 53.72 million 63.58 million 10
2010s 70.75 million 65.86 million 75.06 million 10
2020s 78.17 million 76.17 million 79.31 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 12 Bangladesh 3.33 million compare
  2. 13 Viet Nam 3.13 million compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 2.79 million compare
  4. 15 Ethiopia 2.68 million compare
  5. 16 Germany 2.45 million compare
  6. 17 Algeria 2.31 million compare
  7. 18 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.05 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 79.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 79.31 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 48.28 million in 1993.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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