Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) was 203.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 203.58 million for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 203.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 63.17 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 100.46 million | — |
| 1971 | 63.17 million | -37.1% |
| 1972 | 67.49 million | +6.9% |
| 1973 | 71.68 million | +6.2% |
| 1974 | 105.64 million | +47.4% |
| 1975 | 77.65 million | -26.5% |
| 1976 | 81.09 million | +4.4% |
| 1977 | 90.79 million | +12.0% |
| 1978 | 97.38 million | +7.3% |
| 1979 | 127.46 million | +30.9% |
| 1980 | 97.37 million | -23.6% |
| 1981 | 95.72 million | -1.7% |
| 1982 | 96.42 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 97.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 99.52 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 124.30 million | +24.9% |
| 1986 | 105.15 million | -15.4% |
| 1987 | 108.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 110.28 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 109.96 million | -0.3% |
| 1990 | 124.31 million | +13.0% |
| 1991 | 125.24 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 126.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 122.12 million | -3.5% |
| 1994 | 124.10 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 128.33 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 133.78 million | +4.2% |
| 1997 | 137.62 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 143.00 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 142.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 147.91 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 151.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 156.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 160.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 164.10 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 165.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 168.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 171.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 173.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 172.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 176.53 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 179.28 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 181.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 181.56 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 185.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 185.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 186.60 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 186.55 million | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 189.73 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 191.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 195.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 201.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 203.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 203.25 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 203.58 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) (secondary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +47.4% | 71.68 million | 105.64 million |
| 1971 | -37.1% | 100.46 million | 63.17 million |
| 1979 | +30.9% | 97.38 million | 127.46 million |
| 1975 | -26.5% | 105.64 million | 77.65 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 88.28 million | 63.17 million | 127.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 104.50 million | 95.72 million | 124.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 130.79 million | 122.12 million | 143.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 163.17 million | 147.91 million | 173.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 184.39 million | 176.53 million | 191.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 201.34 million | 195.45 million | 203.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 203.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 203.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.17 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release