School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 59.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
59.10 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
23rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.22 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 59.10 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 59.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.22 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 23rd 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 GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 24.22 million
1971 24.92 million +2.9%
1972 25.58 million +2.7%
1973 26.20 million +2.4%
1974 26.90 million +2.7%
1975 27.58 million +2.5%
1976 28.76 million +4.3%
1977 29.44 million +2.4%
1978 29.88 million +1.5%
1979 30.39 million +1.7%
1980 30.96 million +1.9%
1981 31.65 million +2.2%
1982 32.18 million +1.7%
1983 32.98 million +2.5%
1984 33.84 million +2.6%
1985 34.66 million +2.4%
1986 33.80 million -2.5%
1987 34.65 million +2.5%
1988 35.53 million +2.5%
1989 36.06 million +1.5%
1990 37.00 million +2.6%
1991 37.76 million +2.1%
1992 38.81 million +2.8%
1993 40.14 million +3.4%
1994 41.22 million +2.7%
1995 42.27 million +2.6%
1996 43.25 million +2.3%
1997 44.12 million +2.0%
1998 41.72 million -5.4%
1999 42.33 million +1.5%
2000 42.89 million +1.3%
2001 43.36 million +1.1%
2002 43.94 million +1.3%
2003 44.53 million +1.3%
2004 45.00 million +1.1%
2005 45.36 million +0.8%
2006 45.67 million +0.7%
2007 45.67 million -0.0%
2008 45.98 million +0.7%
2009 46.22 million +0.5%
2010 46.61 million +0.8%
2011 47.07 million +1.0%
2012 47.60 million +1.1%
2013 48.18 million +1.2%
2014 48.85 million +1.4%
2015 49.78 million +1.9%
2016 50.37 million +1.2%
2017 52.14 million +3.5%
2018 53.16 million +2.0%
2019 54.21 million +2.0%
2020 55.45 million +2.3%
2021 56.43 million +1.8%
2022 57.58 million +2.0%
2023 58.51 million +1.6%
2024 59.10 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.39 million 24.22 million 30.39 million 10
1980s 33.63 million 30.96 million 36.06 million 10
1990s 40.86 million 37.00 million 44.12 million 10
2000s 44.86 million 42.89 million 46.22 million 10
2010s 49.80 million 46.61 million 54.21 million 10
2020s 57.41 million 55.45 million 59.10 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 20 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.15 million compare
  2. 21 Algeria 1.85 million compare
  3. 22 Sudan 1.81 million compare
  4. 23 Myanmar 1.79 million compare
  5. 24 France 1.76 million compare
  6. 25 Iraq 1.74 million compare
  7. 26 Colombia 1.71 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 59.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 59.10 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 24.22 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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