School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 122.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 122.11 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 127.79 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 87.25 million, in 1973.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 98.36 million | 87.25 million | 116.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 117.82 million | 114.68 million | 120.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 117.62 million | 112.66 million | 121.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 122.69 million | 116.27 million | 127.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 115.42 million | 114.75 million | 116.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 120.49 million | 118.02 million | 122.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 9 Bangladesh 5.03 million compare
- 10 Philippines 4.79 million compare
- 11 Russia 4.73 million compare
- 12 Egypt 3.76 million compare
- 13 Viet Nam 3.50 million compare
- 14 Mexico 3.44 million compare
- 15 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.13 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 122.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 127.79 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.25 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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