School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 19.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.67 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
106th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.67 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.85 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) recorded 19.67 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 12.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 19.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.85 million, in 1970.

That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 106th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 8.85 million
1971 9.18 million +3.8%
1972 9.55 million +4.0%
1973 9.88 million +3.5%
1974 10.19 million +3.2%
1975 10.49 million +2.9%
1976 10.71 million +2.1%
1977 10.94 million +2.1%
1978 11.18 million +2.2%
1979 11.43 million +2.2%
1980 11.66 million +2.1%
1981 11.89 million +2.0%
1982 11.95 million +0.4%
1983 12.26 million +2.6%
1984 12.61 million +2.9%
1985 12.97 million +2.9%
1986 13.35 million +2.9%
1987 13.74 million +3.0%
1988 14.16 million +3.1%
1989 14.57 million +2.9%
1990 15.03 million +3.1%
1991 15.51 million +3.2%
1992 16.10 million +3.8%
1993 16.99 million +5.6%
1994 17.62 million +3.7%
1995 18.15 million +3.0%
1996 18.61 million +2.5%
1997 18.98 million +2.0%
1998 15.93 million -16.1%
1999 16.19 million +1.7%
2000 16.42 million +1.4%
2001 16.58 million +0.9%
2002 16.79 million +1.3%
2003 17.00 million +1.2%
2004 17.07 million +0.4%
2005 17.05 million -0.1%
2006 17.06 million +0.0%
2007 17.10 million +0.2%
2008 17.11 million +0.1%
2009 17.23 million +0.7%
2010 17.43 million +1.2%
2011 17.68 million +1.4%
2012 17.90 million +1.3%
2013 17.44 million -2.6%
2014 17.53 million +0.5%
2015 17.56 million +0.2%
2016 18.16 million +3.4%
2017 18.22 million +0.4%
2018 18.39 million +0.9%
2019 18.68 million +1.6%
2020 19.01 million +1.8%
2021 19.34 million +1.7%
2022 19.58 million +1.3%
2023 19.66 million +0.4%
2024 19.67 million +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.24 million 8.85 million 11.43 million 10
1980s 12.92 million 11.66 million 14.57 million 10
1990s 16.91 million 15.03 million 18.98 million 10
2000s 16.94 million 16.42 million 17.23 million 10
2010s 17.90 million 17.43 million 18.68 million 10
2020s 19.45 million 19.01 million 19.67 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

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  3. 105 Sweden 196,491 compare
  4. 106 Cuba 193,486 compare
  5. 107 Paraguay 190,385 compare
  6. 108 Hungary 187,908 compare
  7. 109 Austria 181,329 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 19.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The highest recorded value was 19.67 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.85 million in 1970.
How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 106th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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