Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 85.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
85.23 million
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
34th
of 221 groups
All-time high
85.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
40.68 million
in 1975
Years of data
50
1975–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 85.23 million. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 85.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 40.68 million, in 1975.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1975 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1975 40.68 million
1976 42.98 million +5.7%
1977 51.17 million +19.1%
1978 56.27 million +10.0%
1979 55.64 million -1.1%
1980 52.81 million -5.1%
1981 50.01 million -5.3%
1982 48.36 million -3.3%
1983 47.94 million -0.9%
1984 46.97 million -2.0%
1985 50.76 million +8.1%
1986 49.52 million -2.4%
1987 51.68 million +4.4%
1988 52.64 million +1.9%
1989 51.56 million -2.1%
1990 50.34 million -2.4%
1991 50.52 million +0.4%
1992 51.02 million +1.0%
1993 51.91 million +1.7%
1994 51.77 million -0.3%
1995 54.21 million +4.7%
1996 57.90 million +6.8%
1997 60.45 million +4.4%
1998 63.62 million +5.3%
1999 65.99 million +3.7%
2000 68.40 million +3.7%
2001 71.26 million +4.2%
2002 73.55 million +3.2%
2003 76.30 million +3.7%
2004 77.40 million +1.4%
2005 76.90 million -0.6%
2006 77.07 million +0.2%
2007 78.12 million +1.4%
2008 77.08 million -1.3%
2009 76.88 million -0.3%
2010 77.40 million +0.7%
2011 76.99 million -0.5%
2012 75.68 million -1.7%
2013 77.15 million +2.0%
2014 75.52 million -2.1%
2015 75.04 million -0.6%
2016 73.83 million -1.6%
2017 74.41 million +0.8%
2018 75.22 million +1.1%
2019 76.51 million +1.7%
2020 77.77 million +1.6%
2021 79.71 million +2.5%
2022 81.80 million +2.6%
2023 83.56 million +2.2%
2024 85.23 million +2.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 49.35 million 40.68 million 56.27 million 5
1980s 50.23 million 46.97 million 52.81 million 10
1990s 55.77 million 50.34 million 65.99 million 10
2000s 75.30 million 68.40 million 78.12 million 10
2010s 75.77 million 73.83 million 77.40 million 10
2020s 81.61 million 77.77 million 85.23 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 31 Myanmar 2.01 million compare
  2. 32 Spain 1.88 million compare
  3. 33 Nepal 1.87 million compare
  4. 34 Morocco 1.81 million compare
  5. 35 Poland 1.72 million compare
  6. 36 Saudi Arabia 1.71 million compare
  7. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 1.70 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 85.23 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 40.68 million in 1975.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
439 places, 18,679 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release