School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 9.50 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
9.50 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
153rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.72 million
in 2002
All-time low
8.97 million
in 2017
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) recorded 9.50 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 5.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 10.72 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 8.97 million, in 2017.
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 153rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.46 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.46 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.45 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 10.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 10.63 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.51 million | -1.1% |
| 2005 | 10.32 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 10.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2007 | 9.77 million | -2.7% |
| 2008 | 9.57 million | -2.1% |
| 2009 | 9.39 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 9.30 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 9.23 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 9.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 9.07 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 9.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 8.99 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 8.97 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 9.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 9.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 9.29 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 9.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 9.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 9.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9.50 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.46 million | 10.46 million | 10.46 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.19 million | 9.39 million | 10.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.09 million | 8.97 million | 9.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.41 million | 9.29 million | 9.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
More education data for ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.31 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 272,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.62 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 9.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.72 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.97 million in 2017.
- How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 153rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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