Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 17.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.81 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
137th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.72 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 17.81 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 29.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 17.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.72 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.15 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.72 million | -8.4% |
| 1972 | 4.85 million | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 5.02 million | +3.3% |
| 1974 | 5.18 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 5.47 million | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 5.73 million | +4.8% |
| 1977 | 6.01 million | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 6.31 million | +5.1% |
| 1979 | 4.99 million | -20.9% |
| 1980 | 6.83 million | +36.8% |
| 1981 | 7.01 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 7.26 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 7.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 7.65 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 7.92 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 8.23 million | +4.0% |
| 1987 | 8.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 8.55 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 8.63 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 9.26 million | +7.3% |
| 1991 | 9.16 million | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 9.06 million | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 9.30 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 9.83 million | +5.7% |
| 1995 | 9.94 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 10.02 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 10.45 million | +4.3% |
| 1998 | 10.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 11.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 11.49 million | +3.8% |
| 2001 | 11.82 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 12.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 12.70 million | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 13.09 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.97 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 13.06 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.06 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 13.03 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 13.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 13.37 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.90 million | +3.9% |
| 2012 | 14.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 13.82 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.74 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 14.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 14.29 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 14.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 14.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 15.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 15.90 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 16.47 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 17.22 million | +4.5% |
| 2023 | 17.76 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 17.81 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.34 million | 4.72 million | 6.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.79 million | 6.83 million | 8.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.89 million | 9.06 million | 11.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.65 million | 11.49 million | 13.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.19 million | 13.37 million | 15.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.03 million | 15.90 million | 17.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 12.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Enrolment in secondary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 17.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 137th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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