Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia

UNICEF: South Asia: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 46.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
46.15 million
Change on year
down 3.2%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
49.86 million
in 2021
All-time low
17.01 million
in 1996
Years of data
32
1993–2024

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1993–2024

20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1993200820241993: 17.4M1994: 17.7M1995: 18.3M1996: 17.0M1997: 18.6M1998: 23.5M1999: 21.2M2000: 22.7M2001: 23.2M2002: 24.0M2003: 24.7M2004: 25.8M2005: 26.7M2006: 28.1M2007: 28.7M2008: 31.5M2009: 31.9M2010: 33.3M2011: 35.5M2012: 38.3M2013: 37.6M2014: 41.5M2015: 42.2M2016: 44.0M2017: 42.9M2018: 44.6M2019: 44.9M2020: 47.2M2021: 49.9M2022: 48.7M2023: 47.7M2024: 46.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia stood at 46.15 million.

That represents a change of down 3.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 49.86 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 17.01 million, in 1996.

That places UNICEF: South Asia 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: South Asia, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 17.43 million
1994 17.75 million +1.8%
1995 18.31 million +3.2%
1996 17.01 million -7.1%
1997 18.57 million +9.2%
1998 23.52 million +26.6%
1999 21.18 million -10.0%
2000 22.70 million +7.2%
2001 23.16 million +2.0%
2002 23.96 million +3.4%
2003 24.72 million +3.1%
2004 25.77 million +4.3%
2005 26.66 million +3.5%
2006 28.13 million +5.5%
2007 28.75 million +2.2%
2008 31.47 million +9.5%
2009 31.91 million +1.4%
2010 33.28 million +4.3%
2011 35.48 million +6.6%
2012 38.30 million +7.9%
2013 37.58 million -1.9%
2014 41.54 million +10.5%
2015 42.19 million +1.6%
2016 43.99 million +4.3%
2017 42.88 million -2.5%
2018 44.63 million +4.1%
2019 44.86 million +0.5%
2020 47.20 million +5.2%
2021 49.86 million +5.6%
2022 48.66 million -2.4%
2023 47.68 million -2.0%
2024 46.15 million -3.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 19.11 million 17.01 million 23.52 million 7
2000s 26.72 million 22.70 million 31.91 million 10
2010s 40.47 million 33.28 million 44.86 million 10
2020s 47.91 million 46.15 million 49.86 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia

  1. 21 France 1.43 million compare
  2. 22 Germany 1.23 million compare
  3. 23 Argentina 1.08 million compare
  4. 24 Spain 978,649 compare
  5. 25 Poland 974,822 compare
  6. 26 Thailand 960,056 compare
  7. 27 Nepal 873,520 compare

See the full ranking of 416 places →

More education data for UNICEF: South Asia

All data for UNICEF: South Asia →

Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 46.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
The highest recorded value was 49.86 million in 2021.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 17.01 million in 1996.
How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 32 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 upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia. Statizoid, drawing on UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Retrieved 04 September 2026, from https://education.statizoid.com/stat/enrolment-in-upper-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-south-asia/

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-upper-secondary-education-male-number-2/unicef-south-asia/">Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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