School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 28.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
28.17 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.51 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 28.17 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 28.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.51 million, in 1970.

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.51 million
1971 6.69 million +2.8%
1972 6.90 million +3.1%
1973 7.15 million +3.7%
1974 7.37 million +3.1%
1975 7.60 million +3.1%
1976 7.82 million +2.9%
1977 8.06 million +3.0%
1978 8.26 million +2.6%
1979 8.50 million +2.9%
1980 8.77 million +3.1%
1981 9.08 million +3.5%
1982 9.20 million +1.3%
1983 9.46 million +2.8%
1984 9.76 million +3.2%
1985 9.96 million +2.1%
1986 10.28 million +3.2%
1987 10.57 million +2.8%
1988 10.87 million +2.9%
1989 10.87 million +0.0%
1990 11.17 million +2.7%
1991 11.13 million -0.4%
1992 11.41 million +2.5%
1993 11.72 million +2.7%
1994 12.04 million +2.7%
1995 12.48 million +3.7%
1996 12.85 million +3.0%
1997 12.63 million -1.8%
1998 14.52 million +15.0%
1999 15.17 million +4.5%
2000 15.61 million +2.8%
2001 16.04 million +2.8%
2002 16.46 million +2.6%
2003 16.87 million +2.5%
2004 17.32 million +2.6%
2005 17.72 million +2.3%
2006 18.16 million +2.5%
2007 18.61 million +2.5%
2008 19.07 million +2.5%
2009 19.52 million +2.3%
2010 20.02 million +2.6%
2011 20.55 million +2.6%
2012 21.03 million +2.4%
2013 21.66 million +3.0%
2014 22.09 million +2.0%
2015 22.95 million +3.9%
2016 23.54 million +2.5%
2017 24.01 million +2.0%
2018 24.66 million +2.7%
2019 25.36 million +2.8%
2020 26.06 million +2.8%
2021 26.38 million +1.3%
2022 26.98 million +2.3%
2023 27.99 million +3.7%
2024 28.17 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.49 million 6.51 million 8.50 million 10
1980s 9.88 million 8.77 million 10.87 million 10
1990s 12.51 million 11.13 million 15.17 million 10
2000s 17.54 million 15.61 million 19.52 million 10
2010s 22.59 million 20.02 million 25.36 million 10
2020s 27.12 million 26.06 million 28.17 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

  1. 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 496,238 compare
  2. 74 Rwanda 478,775 compare
  3. 75 Togo 459,942 compare
  4. 76 Papua New Guinea 457,225 compare
  5. 77 Turkmenistan 450,757 compare
  6. 78 Azerbaijan 449,344 compare
  7. 79 Zimbabwe 449,221 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 28.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The highest recorded value was 28.17 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.51 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,444 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release