School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 53.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
53.69 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
35th
of 221 groups
All-time high
53.69 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.74 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 53.69 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male 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 28.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 53.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.74 million, in 1970.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 15.74 million
1971 16.12 million +2.4%
1972 16.52 million +2.5%
1973 16.98 million +2.8%
1974 17.41 million +2.5%
1975 17.86 million +2.5%
1976 18.29 million +2.4%
1977 18.80 million +2.8%
1978 19.14 million +1.8%
1979 19.57 million +2.2%
1980 19.99 million +2.2%
1981 20.46 million +2.3%
1982 20.72 million +1.3%
1983 21.19 million +2.3%
1984 21.67 million +2.3%
1985 22.22 million +2.5%
1986 20.98 million -5.5%
1987 21.47 million +2.3%
1988 22.00 million +2.5%
1989 22.59 million +2.7%
1990 23.29 million +3.1%
1991 23.96 million +2.9%
1992 24.69 million +3.0%
1993 25.48 million +3.2%
1994 26.24 million +3.0%
1995 27.00 million +2.9%
1996 27.69 million +2.6%
1997 28.34 million +2.4%
1998 30.58 million +7.9%
1999 31.27 million +2.3%
2000 31.99 million +2.3%
2001 32.60 million +1.9%
2002 33.28 million +2.1%
2003 33.96 million +2.0%
2004 34.61 million +1.9%
2005 35.22 million +1.8%
2006 35.87 million +1.8%
2007 36.52 million +1.8%
2008 37.16 million +1.8%
2009 37.86 million +1.9%
2010 38.58 million +1.9%
2011 39.31 million +1.9%
2012 40.16 million +2.2%
2013 41.04 million +2.2%
2014 41.94 million +2.2%
2015 43.06 million +2.7%
2016 43.87 million +1.9%
2017 45.77 million +4.3%
2018 46.99 million +2.7%
2019 48.14 million +2.5%
2020 49.87 million +3.6%
2021 50.74 million +1.7%
2022 51.83 million +2.2%
2023 53.29 million +2.8%
2024 53.69 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 17.64 million 15.74 million 19.57 million 10
1980s 21.33 million 19.99 million 22.59 million 10
1990s 26.85 million 23.29 million 31.27 million 10
2000s 34.91 million 31.99 million 37.86 million 10
2010s 42.89 million 38.58 million 48.14 million 10
2020s 51.89 million 49.87 million 53.69 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

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  4. 35 Côte d'Ivoire 1.38 million compare
  5. 36 Kenya 1.38 million compare
  6. 37 Mozambique 1.31 million compare
  7. 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.30 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 53.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 53.69 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 15.74 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 35th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 28.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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