School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3

GPE: Region 3: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 44.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
44.02 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
60th
of 221 groups
All-time high
44.02 million
in 2024
All-time low
22.11 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3, 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 GPE: Region 3 is 44.02 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 44.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.11 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Region 3 60th 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in GPE: Region 3, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 22.11 million
1971 22.79 million +3.1%
1972 23.43 million +2.8%
1973 24.02 million +2.5%
1974 24.65 million +2.6%
1975 25.26 million +2.5%
1976 26.34 million +4.3%
1977 26.91 million +2.2%
1978 27.27 million +1.3%
1979 27.67 million +1.5%
1980 28.11 million +1.6%
1981 28.56 million +1.6%
1982 28.84 million +1.0%
1983 29.43 million +2.0%
1984 30.07 million +2.2%
1985 30.72 million +2.2%
1986 31.32 million +2.0%
1987 31.91 million +1.9%
1988 32.45 million +1.7%
1989 32.97 million +1.6%
1990 33.54 million +1.7%
1991 34.18 million +1.9%
1992 34.99 million +2.4%
1993 36.18 million +3.4%
1994 37.10 million +2.5%
1995 37.91 million +2.2%
1996 38.63 million +1.9%
1997 39.26 million +1.6%
1998 36.52 million -7.0%
1999 36.83 million +0.9%
2000 37.05 million +0.6%
2001 37.19 million +0.4%
2002 37.55 million +1.0%
2003 37.98 million +1.2%
2004 38.19 million +0.5%
2005 38.31 million +0.3%
2006 38.39 million +0.2%
2007 38.47 million +0.2%
2008 38.48 million +0.0%
2009 38.52 million +0.1%
2010 38.66 million +0.3%
2011 38.79 million +0.3%
2012 38.93 million +0.4%
2013 38.97 million +0.1%
2014 39.03 million +0.2%
2015 39.05 million +0.1%
2016 39.08 million +0.1%
2017 40.31 million +3.1%
2018 40.78 million +1.2%
2019 41.31 million +1.3%
2020 42.02 million +1.7%
2021 42.83 million +1.9%
2022 43.37 million +1.2%
2023 43.69 million +0.7%
2024 44.02 million +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 25.05 million 22.11 million 27.67 million 10
1980s 30.44 million 28.11 million 32.97 million 10
1990s 36.51 million 33.54 million 39.26 million 10
2000s 38.01 million 37.05 million 38.52 million 10
2010s 39.49 million 38.66 million 41.31 million 10
2020s 43.19 million 42.02 million 44.02 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3

  1. 57 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 844,311 compare
  2. 58 Poland 818,496 compare
  3. 59 Saudi Arabia 806,006 compare
  4. 60 Spain 791,160 compare
  5. 61 Sri Lanka 721,413 compare
  6. 62 Republic of Korea 712,142 compare
  7. 63 Guinea 701,807 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3 was 44.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
The highest recorded value was 44.02 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
The lowest recorded value was 22.11 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
GPE: Region 3 ranks 60th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Region 3 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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About this data

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