What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 100.89 million in 2024.

What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 61.23 million in 1970.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 100.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

100.89 million

Change on year

up 0.6%

Rank

15th

of 221 groups

All-time high

100.89 million

in 2024

All-time low

61.23 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 100.89 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 100.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.23 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	61.23 million	—
1971	61.84 million	+1.0%
1972	62.82 million	+1.6%
1973	63.52 million	+1.1%
1974	64.30 million	+1.2%
1975	65.06 million	+1.2%
1976	66.31 million	+1.9%
1977	67.06 million	+1.1%
1978	67.59 million	+0.8%
1979	68.20 million	+0.9%
1980	68.87 million	+1.0%
1981	69.64 million	+1.1%
1982	70.26 million	+0.9%
1983	71.14 million	+1.3%
1984	72.07 million	+1.3%
1985	73.04 million	+1.3%
1986	72.27 million	-1.0%
1987	73.23 million	+1.3%
1988	74.24 million	+1.4%
1989	74.61 million	+0.5%
1990	75.69 million	+1.4%
1991	76.30 million	+0.8%
1992	77.52 million	+1.6%
1993	79.04 million	+2.0%
1994	80.31 million	+1.6%
1995	81.56 million	+1.6%
1996	82.71 million	+1.4%
1997	83.66 million	+1.2%
1998	81.23 million	-2.9%
1999	81.82 million	+0.7%
2000	82.35 million	+0.6%
2001	83.47 million	+1.4%
2002	84.22 million	+0.9%
2003	85.00 million	+0.9%
2004	85.66 million	+0.8%
2005	86.16 million	+0.6%
2006	86.59 million	+0.5%
2007	87.12 million	+0.6%
2008	87.53 million	+0.5%
2009	87.81 million	+0.3%
2010	88.23 million	+0.5%
2011	89.18 million	+1.1%
2012	89.95 million	+0.9%
2013	90.18 million	+0.3%
2014	91.00 million	+0.9%
2015	91.87 million	+1.0%
2016	92.82 million	+1.0%
2017	94.26 million	+1.5%
2018	94.95 million	+0.7%
2019	95.84 million	+0.9%
2020	97.12 million	+1.3%
2021	98.27 million	+1.2%
2022	99.36 million	+1.1%
2023	100.29 million	+0.9%
2024	100.89 million	+0.6%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	64.79 million	61.23 million	68.20 million	10
1980s	71.94 million	68.87 million	74.61 million	10
1990s	79.98 million	75.69 million	83.66 million	10
2000s	85.59 million	82.35 million	87.81 million	10
2010s	91.83 million	88.23 million	95.84 million	10
2020s	99.19 million	97.12 million	100.89 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

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
16 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 2.77 million compare
17 Türkiye 2.75 million compare
18 Uganda 2.51 million compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, lower secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 100.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 100.89 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 61.23 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release