Enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: Enrolment in secondary education, male was 15.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.72 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
141st
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.66 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries is 15.72 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 15.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.66 million, in 1971.

UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 141st 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 UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 14.63 million
1971 11.66 million -20.3%
1972 11.83 million +1.5%
1973 11.97 million +1.2%
1974 12.03 million +0.5%
1975 14.99 million +24.5%
1976 12.25 million -18.2%
1977 12.36 million +0.8%
1978 12.45 million +0.8%
1979 12.44 million -0.1%
1980 12.50 million +0.5%
1981 11.70 million -6.4%
1982 12.24 million +4.6%
1983 12.29 million +0.4%
1984 12.41 million +0.9%
1985 14.49 million +16.8%
1986 12.37 million -14.7%
1987 13.12 million +6.1%
1988 13.10 million -0.1%
1989 13.41 million +2.3%
1990 13.23 million -1.4%
1991 13.20 million -0.2%
1992 13.06 million -1.0%
1993 12.99 million -0.5%
1994 12.90 million -0.7%
1995 13.27 million +2.9%
1996 13.88 million +4.6%
1997 13.36 million -3.7%
1998 14.24 million +6.6%
1999 14.16 million -0.5%
2000 14.33 million +1.2%
2001 14.98 million +4.5%
2002 15.26 million +1.9%
2003 15.42 million +1.1%
2004 14.92 million -3.2%
2005 14.55 million -2.5%
2006 14.46 million -0.6%
2007 14.34 million -0.8%
2008 13.92 million -2.9%
2009 13.78 million -1.0%
2010 13.76 million -0.2%
2011 13.69 million -0.5%
2012 13.35 million -2.5%
2013 14.52 million +8.8%
2014 14.53 million +0.1%
2015 14.24 million -2.0%
2016 14.16 million -0.6%
2017 14.42 million +1.8%
2018 14.35 million -0.5%
2019 14.54 million +1.3%
2020 14.61 million +0.5%
2021 14.85 million +1.7%
2022 15.37 million +3.5%
2023 15.60 million +1.5%
2024 15.72 million +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 12.66 million 11.66 million 14.99 million 10
1980s 12.76 million 11.70 million 14.49 million 10
1990s 13.43 million 12.90 million 14.24 million 10
2000s 14.60 million 13.78 million 15.42 million 10
2010s 14.16 million 13.35 million 14.54 million 10
2020s 15.23 million 14.61 million 15.72 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

  1. 138 Botswana 84,095 compare
  2. 139 Singapore 83,825 compare
  3. 140 Central African Republic 82,527 compare
  4. 141 Slovenia 81,976 compare
  5. 142 Qatar 78,270 compare
  6. 143 Timor-Leste 78,170 compare
  7. 144 North Macedonia 77,349 compare

See the full ranking of 439 places →

More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries

All data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 15.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 15.72 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 11.66 million in 1971.
How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 141st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 55 observations, free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 06 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-europe-and-central-asia-programme-countries/">Enrolment in secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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