Enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): Enrolment in secondary education, male was 14.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.58 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.58 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.93 million
in 1981
Years of data
47
1975–2024

Enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1975–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M197519992024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 14.58 million for enrolment in secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 14.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.93 million, in 1981.

That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.

Enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in secondary education, male (number) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1975 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1975 13.18 million
1976 10.47 million -20.6%
1980 10.73 million +2.5%
1981 9.93 million -7.5%
1982 10.47 million +5.4%
1983 10.51 million +0.4%
1984 10.63 million +1.1%
1985 12.70 million +19.5%
1986 10.55 million -17.0%
1987 11.29 million +7.1%
1988 11.27 million -0.3%
1989 11.10 million -1.5%
1990 10.91 million -1.7%
1991 11.08 million +1.5%
1992 11.09 million +0.1%
1993 11.10 million +0.2%
1994 11.10 million -0.1%
1995 11.52 million +3.9%
1996 12.15 million +5.4%
1997 11.64 million -4.2%
1998 12.54 million +7.7%
1999 12.47 million -0.6%
2000 12.64 million +1.4%
2001 13.28 million +5.0%
2002 13.55 million +2.1%
2003 13.73 million +1.3%
2004 13.26 million -3.4%
2005 12.93 million -2.5%
2006 12.89 million -0.3%
2007 12.81 million -0.6%
2008 12.42 million -3.0%
2009 12.34 million -0.6%
2010 12.35 million +0.1%
2011 12.31 million -0.3%
2012 12.01 million -2.4%
2013 13.19 million +9.9%
2014 13.24 million +0.4%
2015 13.00 million -1.9%
2016 12.95 million -0.3%
2017 13.22 million +2.1%
2018 13.18 million -0.4%
2019 13.38 million +1.6%
2020 13.46 million +0.6%
2021 13.70 million +1.7%
2022 14.21 million +3.8%
2023 14.45 million +1.7%
2024 14.58 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.82 million 10.47 million 13.18 million 2
1980s 10.92 million 9.93 million 12.70 million 10
1990s 11.56 million 10.91 million 12.54 million 10
2000s 12.98 million 12.34 million 13.73 million 10
2010s 12.88 million 12.01 million 13.38 million 10
2020s 14.08 million 13.46 million 14.58 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 145 Somalia 68,743 compare
  2. 146 Latvia 62,967 compare
  3. 147 Lesotho 58,179 compare
  4. 148 Bahrain 55,982 compare
  5. 149 Fiji 55,895 compare
  6. 150 Eswatini 54,636 compare
  7. 151 Estonia 51,755 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Enrolment in secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 14.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 14.58 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in secondary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 9.93 million in 1981.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in secondary education, male?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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