Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 41.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
41.05 million
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.05 million
in 2024
All-time low
14.11 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1997201020241997: 14.1M1998: 16.9M1999: 16.9M2000: 17.4M2001: 17.8M2002: 18.2M2003: 18.6M2004: 19.4M2005: 19.6M2006: 20.8M2007: 21.8M2008: 22.9M2009: 24.4M2010: 25.6M2011: 27.3M2012: 28.5M2013: 30.9M2014: 29.8M2015: 30.9M2016: 31.5M2017: 31.9M2018: 33.6M2019: 34.9M2020: 36.2M2021: 37.5M2022: 38.5M2023: 40.0M2024: 41.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 is 41.05 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 37.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 41.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.11 million, in 1997.

That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 14.11 million
1998 16.86 million +19.5%
1999 16.91 million +0.3%
2000 17.39 million +2.9%
2001 17.83 million +2.5%
2002 18.21 million +2.1%
2003 18.57 million +2.0%
2004 19.43 million +4.6%
2005 19.65 million +1.1%
2006 20.82 million +6.0%
2007 21.79 million +4.7%
2008 22.93 million +5.2%
2009 24.41 million +6.5%
2010 25.56 million +4.7%
2011 27.28 million +6.7%
2012 28.50 million +4.5%
2013 30.90 million +8.4%
2014 29.78 million -3.6%
2015 30.86 million +3.6%
2016 31.50 million +2.1%
2017 31.88 million +1.2%
2018 33.57 million +5.3%
2019 34.87 million +3.9%
2020 36.19 million +3.8%
2021 37.49 million +3.6%
2022 38.54 million +2.8%
2023 40.03 million +3.9%
2024 41.05 million +2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.96 million 14.11 million 16.91 million 3
2000s 20.10 million 17.39 million 24.41 million 10
2010s 30.47 million 25.56 million 34.87 million 10
2020s 38.66 million 36.19 million 41.05 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 23 Argentina 1.08 million compare
  2. 24 Spain 978,649 compare
  3. 25 Poland 974,822 compare
  4. 26 Thailand 960,056 compare
  5. 27 Nepal 873,520 compare
  6. 28 Saudi Arabia 872,312 compare
  7. 29 Afghanistan 830,123 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 41.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 41.05 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 14.11 million in 1997.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 37.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
416 places, 10,609 data points, 1980–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release