School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 59.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.98 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.10 million
in 2022
All-time low
52.71 million
in 1999
Years of data
29
1995–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1995–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M1995200920241995: 54.7M1996: 55.1M1997: 55.5M1999: 52.7M2000: 52.9M2001: 53.8M2002: 54.2M2003: 54.7M2004: 55.1M2005: 55.4M2006: 55.8M2007: 56.2M2008: 56.5M2009: 56.9M2010: 57.3M2011: 58.2M2012: 58.8M2013: 59.2M2014: 59.4M2015: 59.3M2016: 59.7M2017: 59.4M2018: 59.3M2019: 59.3M2020: 59.6M2021: 60.0M2022: 60.1M2023: 60.1M2024: 60.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 59.98 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 60.10 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 52.71 million, in 1999.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1995 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1995 54.68 million
1996 55.13 million +0.8%
1997 55.50 million +0.7%
1999 52.71 million -5.0%
2000 52.95 million +0.4%
2001 53.79 million +1.6%
2002 54.23 million +0.8%
2003 54.72 million +0.9%
2004 55.12 million +0.7%
2005 55.44 million +0.6%
2006 55.79 million +0.6%
2007 56.19 million +0.7%
2008 56.53 million +0.6%
2009 56.89 million +0.6%
2010 57.33 million +0.8%
2011 58.21 million +1.6%
2012 58.76 million +0.9%
2013 59.23 million +0.8%
2014 59.42 million +0.3%
2015 59.34 million -0.1%
2016 59.69 million +0.6%
2017 59.42 million -0.5%
2018 59.27 million -0.3%
2019 59.35 million +0.1%
2020 59.63 million +0.5%
2021 60.03 million +0.7%
2022 60.10 million +0.1%
2023 60.07 million -0.0%
2024 59.98 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 54.51 million 52.71 million 55.50 million 4
2000s 55.16 million 52.95 million 56.89 million 10
2010s 59.00 million 57.33 million 59.69 million 10
2020s 59.96 million 59.63 million 60.10 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 19 Germany 2.37 million compare
  2. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.15 million compare
  3. 21 Algeria 1.85 million compare
  4. 22 Sudan 1.81 million compare
  5. 23 Myanmar 1.79 million compare
  6. 24 France 1.76 million compare
  7. 25 Iraq 1.74 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 59.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 60.10 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 52.71 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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