Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
12.63 million
India
Lowest
15
Niue
Median
51,876
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
10,166
What the numbers show
Population of the official entrance age to secondary general education, male (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 12.63 million in India; the lowest is 15 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 51,876, and the mean is 322,161.
Over the past decade 155 countries rose and 62 fell. The largest increase was in Mongolia (up 94.1%), and the largest decrease in Saint Helena (down 39.4%).
Population of the official entrance … official male secondary general: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 12.63 million | 2025 | down 3.1% | rising |
| 2 | China | 10.17 million | 2025 | up 19.5% | falling |
| 3 | Pakistan | 3.07 million | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 3.06 million | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 2.54 million | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 2.16 million | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 1.65 million | 2025 | down 8.7% | rising |
| 8 | Ethiopia | 1.54 million | 2025 | up 15.0% | volatile |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 1.41 million | 2025 | up 42.5% | volatile |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.41 million | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 11 | Egypt | 1.30 million | 2025 | up 29.2% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 1.20 million | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 1.14 million | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Russia | 988,911 | 2025 | up 28.7% | falling |
| 15 | Vietnam | 907,220 | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 16 | Tanzania | 808,407 | 2025 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 17 | Iran | 734,084 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 18 | Turkey | 689,545 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 687,959 | 2025 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 651,130 | 2025 | up 29.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Sudan | 607,997 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 22 | Iraq | 599,012 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 23 | Afghanistan | 548,318 | 2025 | up 18.8% | volatile |
| 24 | South Africa | 541,925 | 2025 | up 11.5% | rising |
| 25 | Japan | 541,446 | 2025 | down 9.3% | falling |
| 26 | Angola | 495,210 | 2025 | up 49.7% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 485,718 | 2025 | up 57.1% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 482,129 | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 29 | Myanmar | 450,619 | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 30 | Mozambique | 449,077 | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 31 | France | 432,894 | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 429,422 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 422,035 | 2024 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 34 | Ghana | 404,488 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 35 | Germany | 392,642 | 2024 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 36 | Madagascar | 388,100 | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 37 | Thailand | 386,955 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 38 | Argentina | 373,538 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 39 | Niger | 365,589 | 2025 | up 54.1% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 361,663 | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 41 | Cote d'Ivoire | 355,535 | 2025 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 42 | Morocco | 346,212 | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 43 | Uzbekistan | 343,286 | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 44 | Mali | 329,550 | 2025 | up 44.2% | rising |
| 45 | Burkina Faso | 322,405 | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 46 | Malaysia | 296,321 | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 47 | Nepal | 293,680 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 48 | Peru | 284,001 | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 49 | Syria | 282,768 | 2025 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 50 | Venezuela | 281,013 | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 51 | Malawi | 280,153 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 52 | Italy | 277,888 | 2024 | down 3.9% | flat |
| 53 | Somalia | 276,821 | 2025 | up 51.7% | volatile |
| 54 | Saudi Arabia | 274,912 | 2025 | up 22.9% | volatile |
| 55 | Chad | 268,835 | 2025 | up 45.6% | volatile |
| 56 | Zambia | 264,052 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 57 | Spain | 258,423 | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 58 | South Korea | 240,477 | 2024 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 59 | Senegal | 235,543 | 2025 | up 32.4% | rising |
| 60 | Canada | 231,710 | 2025 | up 21.0% | flat |
| 61 | Zimbabwe | 228,556 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 62 | Ukraine | 218,353 | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 63 | Burundi | 202,574 | 2025 | up 69.3% | rising |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 201,276 | 2025 | up 45.9% | flat |
| 65 | Poland | 199,844 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 66 | Guatemala | 197,061 | 2025 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 67 | Benin | 183,317 | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 68 | Guinea | 181,218 | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 69 | Sri Lanka | 178,421 | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 70 | South Sudan | 172,672 | 2025 | up 26.9% | rising |
| 71 | Australia | 172,345 | 2024 | up 21.2% | rising |
| 72 | Cambodia | 169,210 | 2025 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 73 | North Korea | 166,809 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 74 | Ecuador | 166,493 | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 164,111 | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 76 | Chile | 129,389 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 77 | Bolivia | 123,735 | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 122,682 | 2025 | up 41.9% | rising |
| 79 | Haiti | 122,394 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 80 | Togo | 116,914 | 2025 | up 30.5% | rising |
| 81 | Papua New Guinea | 116,751 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 82 | Honduras | 109,775 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 107,658 | 2025 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 84 | Romania | 107,024 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 85 | Sierra Leone | 105,164 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 86 | Netherlands | 97,850 | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 87 | Jordan | 97,837 | 2025 | up 28.7% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 97,072 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 89 | Azerbaijan | 89,592 | 2025 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 90 | Israel | 87,147 | 2025 | up 22.9% | rising |
| 91 | Congo | 83,986 | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 92 | Turkmenistan | 82,467 | 2025 | up 57.7% | rising |
| 93 | Central African Republic | 82,099 | 2025 | up 25.8% | rising |
| 94 | Laos | 77,960 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 77,710 | 2025 | up 44.9% | rising |
| 96 | Liberia | 73,357 | 2025 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 97 | Belgium | 71,041 | 2024 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 98 | Libya | 70,420 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 99 | Palestine | 70,302 | 2025 | up 28.5% | rising |
| 100 | Mauritania | 68,754 | 2025 | up 47.2% | rising |
| 101 | Nicaragua | 67,982 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 102 | Sweden | 66,753 | 2024 | up 29.5% | flat |
| 103 | Paraguay | 64,749 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 104 | United Arab Emirates | 64,734 | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Cuba | 63,680 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 106 | Belarus | 61,355 | 2025 | up 37.0% | falling |
| 107 | Czechia | 59,359 | 2024 | up 23.6% | flat |
| 108 | Lebanon | 58,704 | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 109 | El Salvador | 58,050 | 2025 | down 15.3% | rising |
| 110 | Greece | 52,358 | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 111 | Portugal | 51,394 | 2024 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 112 | Hungary | 47,103 | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 113 | Oman | 46,839 | 2025 | up 92.1% | rising |
| 114 | Switzerland | 46,350 | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 115 | Austria | 45,020 | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 116 | Eritrea | 44,418 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 117 | Mongolia | 42,824 | 2025 | up 94.1% | rising |
| 118 | Ireland | 39,906 | 2024 | up 28.0% | rising |
| 119 | Panama | 39,494 | 2025 | up 9.9% | rising |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 38,399 | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 121 | New Zealand | 35,420 | 2024 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 122 | Gambia | 35,371 | 2025 | up 33.3% | volatile |
| 123 | Hong Kong | 35,300 | 2025 | up 26.5% | falling |
| 124 | Denmark | 34,750 | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 125 | Norway | 34,651 | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 126 | Kuwait | 33,918 | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 127 | Finland | 33,238 | 2024 | up 10.4% | falling |
| 128 | Serbia | 32,732 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 129 | Namibia | 32,407 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 130 | Bulgaria | 31,690 | 2024 | up 3.9% | falling |
| 131 | Slovakia | 29,539 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 132 | Gabon | 29,237 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 133 | Georgia | 27,854 | 2025 | up 29.2% | falling |
| 134 | Guinea-Bissau | 27,689 | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 135 | Lesotho | 26,995 | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 136 | Botswana | 24,797 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 23,565 | 2025 | down 9.6% | flat |
| 138 | Singapore | 22,855 | 2025 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 139 | Equatorial Guinea | 21,285 | 2025 | up 54.0% | volatile |
| 140 | Armenia | 20,943 | 2025 | up 10.6% | falling |
| 141 | Croatia | 19,743 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 142 | Jamaica | 19,400 | 2025 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 143 | Moldova | 16,076 | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 15,869 | 2025 | down 30.6% | falling |
| 145 | East Timor | 15,422 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 146 | Lithuania | 15,200 | 2024 | up 11.3% | falling |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 14,813 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 148 | Qatar | 14,323 | 2025 | up 50.6% | volatile |
| 149 | Eswatini | 13,501 | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 150 | Albania | 13,434 | 2025 | down 35.3% | falling |
| 151 | Slovenia | 11,776 | 2024 | up 25.0% | flat |
| 152 | North Macedonia | 11,334 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 153 | Bahrain | 10,417 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 154 | Comoros | 10,353 | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | 10,064 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 156 | Latvia | 9,913 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 157 | Trinidad and Tobago | 9,646 | 2025 | up 3.4% | falling |
| 158 | Estonia | 8,518 | 2024 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 159 | Fiji | 8,453 | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 160 | Guyana | 7,959 | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 161 | Mauritius | 7,087 | 2025 | down 28.0% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 6,781 | 2025 | down 9.0% | rising |
| 163 | Reunion | 6,292 | 2025 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 164 | Suriname | 5,630 | 2025 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 165 | Cape Verde | 5,137 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 166 | Cyprus | 4,875 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 167 | Western Sahara | 4,683 | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 168 | Maldives | 4,283 | 2025 | up 43.6% | rising |
| 169 | Montenegro | 4,178 | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 4,036 | 2025 | up 42.8% | rising |
| 171 | Belize | 3,833 | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 3,686 | 2024 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 173 | Macao | 3,500 | 2025 | up 66.7% | falling |
| 174 | Brunei | 3,469 | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 175 | Sao Tome and Principe | 3,015 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 176 | French Guiana | 2,953 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 2,857 | 2025 | up 25.5% | flat |
| 178 | Bahamas | 2,677 | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 179 | Iceland | 2,475 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 2,460 | 2024 | up 14.3% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 2,147 | 2025 | down 27.2% | falling |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 2,142 | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 2,113 | 2025 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 184 | Martinique | 1,781 | 2025 | down 24.1% | falling |
| 185 | Barbados | 1,671 | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 186 | Kiribati | 1,514 | 2025 | up 32.9% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 1,331 | 2025 | up 6.3% | flat |
| 188 | Micronesia (country) | 1,235 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 189 | Curacao | 1,207 | 2025 | up 18.7% | falling |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 1,064 | 2025 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 191 | Grenada | 887 | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 192 | Seychelles | 870 | 2025 | up 40.1% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 804 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 709 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 592 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 491 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 197 | American Samoa | 468 | 2025 | down 22.9% | flat |
| 198 | Marshall Islands | 455 | 2025 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 199 | Dominica | 449 | 2025 | down 13.7% | falling |
| 200 | Andorra | 394 | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 201 | Cayman Islands | 383 | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 202 | Bermuda | 308 | 2025 | down 12.0% | falling |
| 203 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 301 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 204 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 289 | 2025 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 252 | 2025 | up 21.7% | flat |
| 206 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 225 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 207 | British Virgin Islands | 204 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 208 | Liechtenstein | 196 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 209 | San Marino | 187 | 2025 | up 9.4% | flat |
| 210 | Monaco | 161 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 211 | Nauru | 160 | 2025 | up 50.9% | rising |
| 212 | Cook Islands | 133 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 213 | Palau | 127 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 107 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 215 | Anguilla | 100 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 33 | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 217 | Montserrat | 24 | 2025 | down 22.6% | volatile |
| 218 | Saint Helena | 20 | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 219 | Tokelau | 19 | 2025 | up 18.8% | falling |
| 220 | Niue | 15 | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
About this data
February 2026 Data Release