School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 30.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.27 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
71st
of 221 groups
All-time high
30.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.43 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) is 30.27 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 30.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 30.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.43 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.43 million
1971 6.55 million +1.9%
1972 6.68 million +1.9%
1973 6.90 million +3.3%
1974 7.09 million +2.7%
1975 7.30 million +3.0%
1976 7.50 million +2.7%
1977 7.70 million +2.8%
1978 7.92 million +2.8%
1979 8.16 million +3.0%
1980 8.37 million +2.6%
1981 8.52 million +1.9%
1982 8.52 million -0.0%
1983 8.72 million +2.2%
1984 8.89 million +2.0%
1985 8.99 million +1.2%
1986 9.13 million +1.6%
1987 9.29 million +1.7%
1988 9.46 million +1.9%
1989 9.67 million +2.2%
1990 9.93 million +2.7%
1991 10.17 million +2.5%
1992 10.47 million +2.9%
1993 10.82 million +3.4%
1994 11.14 million +2.9%
1995 11.46 million +2.9%
1996 11.75 million +2.5%
1997 12.03 million +2.4%
1998 13.87 million +15.3%
1999 14.57 million +5.0%
2000 15.04 million +3.3%
2001 15.53 million +3.3%
2002 16.09 million +3.6%
2003 17.13 million +6.4%
2004 17.70 million +3.3%
2005 18.26 million +3.1%
2006 18.88 million +3.4%
2007 19.50 million +3.3%
2008 20.09 million +3.0%
2009 20.70 million +3.1%
2010 21.27 million +2.7%
2011 21.81 million +2.5%
2012 22.42 million +2.8%
2013 23.16 million +3.3%
2014 23.13 million -0.1%
2015 23.74 million +2.6%
2016 24.36 million +2.6%
2017 24.88 million +2.2%
2018 25.55 million +2.7%
2019 26.27 million +2.8%
2020 27.56 million +4.9%
2021 28.32 million +2.7%
2022 28.98 million +2.3%
2023 30.06 million +3.7%
2024 30.27 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.22 million 6.43 million 8.16 million 10
1980s 8.96 million 8.37 million 9.67 million 10
1990s 11.62 million 9.93 million 14.57 million 10
2000s 17.89 million 15.04 million 20.70 million 10
2010s 23.66 million 21.27 million 26.27 million 10
2020s 29.04 million 27.56 million 30.27 million 5

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  4. 71 Cambodia 506,135 compare
  5. 72 Ecuador 500,016 compare
  6. 73 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 496,238 compare
  7. 74 Rwanda 478,775 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 30.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 30.27 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.43 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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