School age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 57.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
57.35 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.46 million
in 2022
All-time low
50.81 million
in 1999
Years of data
31
1993–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: South and West Asia recorded 57.35 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 57.46 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.81 million, in 1999.
That places AIMS: South and West 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 31 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 51.61 million | — |
| 1994 | 52.24 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 52.77 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 53.23 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 53.59 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 50.81 million | -5.2% |
| 2000 | 51.04 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 51.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 52.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 52.81 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 53.20 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 53.52 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 53.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 54.25 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 54.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 54.92 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 55.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 56.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 56.72 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 56.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 56.83 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 56.81 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 57.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 56.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 56.70 million | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 56.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 57.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.46 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 57.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2024 | 57.35 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 52.37 million | 50.81 million | 53.59 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 53.24 million | 51.04 million | 54.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.59 million | 55.32 million | 57.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.32 million | 56.98 million | 57.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: South and West Asia
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia was 57.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.46 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.81 million in 1999.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release