School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) was 4.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.16 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
184th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.16 million
in 2023
All-time low
998,945
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 4.16 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 64.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.16 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 998,945, in 1970.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 184th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) (age) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 998,945 | — |
| 1971 | 1.01 million | +1.2% |
| 1972 | 1.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 1.04 million | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 1.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 1.06 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 1.08 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 1.09 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.11 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.18 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.20 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.23 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.38 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 1.46 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 1.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 1.53 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.61 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 1.65 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.69 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.75 million | +3.7% |
| 2000 | 1.80 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.85 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 1.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 1.94 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 1.98 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 2.05 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 2.14 million | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 2.21 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 2.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 2.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 2.41 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 2.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 2.54 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 2.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 2.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 2.73 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 2.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 3.48 million | +21.6% |
| 2021 | 3.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 3.62 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 4.16 million | +14.9% |
| 2024 | 4.16 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.06 million | 998,945 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.27 million | 1.18 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.56 million | 1.40 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.04 million | 1.80 million | 2.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million | 2.32 million | 2.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.79 million | 3.48 million | 4.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 612,034 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 4.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.16 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 998,945 in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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