School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 9.06 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
9.06 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
156th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.40 million
in 2000
All-time low
6.84 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1999201120241999: 10.4M2000: 10.4M2001: 10.2M2002: 9.9M2003: 9.5M2004: 9.4M2005: 8.9M2006: 8.5M2007: 8.1M2008: 7.7M2009: 7.4M2010: 7.2M2011: 7.1M2012: 6.9M2013: 6.8M2014: 7.0M2015: 7.1M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.3M2018: 7.4M2019: 7.6M2020: 8.0M2021: 8.3M2022: 8.6M2023: 9.0M2024: 9.1M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 9.06 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 30.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 10.40 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 6.84 million, in 2013.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 10.39 million
2000 10.40 million +0.1%
2001 10.25 million -1.5%
2002 9.91 million -3.3%
2003 9.46 million -4.5%
2004 9.41 million -0.6%
2005 8.92 million -5.2%
2006 8.50 million -4.7%
2007 8.08 million -4.9%
2008 7.74 million -4.2%
2009 7.44 million -3.9%
2010 7.24 million -2.7%
2011 7.05 million -2.6%
2012 6.92 million -1.9%
2013 6.84 million -1.0%
2014 6.97 million +1.8%
2015 7.10 million +1.9%
2016 7.22 million +1.8%
2017 7.30 million +1.1%
2018 7.44 million +1.9%
2019 7.62 million +2.4%
2020 8.01 million +5.1%
2021 8.31 million +3.8%
2022 8.64 million +4.0%
2023 8.96 million +3.7%
2024 9.06 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 10.39 million 10.39 million 10.39 million 1
2000s 9.01 million 7.44 million 10.40 million 10
2010s 7.17 million 6.84 million 7.62 million 10
2020s 8.59 million 8.01 million 9.06 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 153 Slovenia 35,749 compare
  2. 154 Fiji 33,404 compare
  3. 155 Latvia 31,566 compare
  4. 156 Bahrain 30,013 compare
  5. 157 Solomon Islands 29,457 compare
  6. 158 Trinidad and Tobago 29,055 compare
  7. 159 Bhutan 27,194 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 9.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 10.40 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.84 million in 2013.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 156th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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