School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia

MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 57.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.35 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
24th
of 221 groups
All-time high
57.46 million
in 2022
All-time low
50.81 million
in 1999
Years of data
31
1993–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia, 1993–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M1993200820241993: 51.6M1994: 52.2M1995: 52.8M1996: 53.2M1997: 53.6M1999: 50.8M2000: 51.0M2001: 51.9M2002: 52.3M2003: 52.8M2004: 53.2M2005: 53.5M2006: 53.9M2007: 54.2M2008: 54.6M2009: 54.9M2010: 55.3M2011: 56.2M2012: 56.7M2013: 56.6M2014: 56.8M2015: 56.8M2016: 57.2M2017: 56.9M2018: 56.7M2019: 56.7M2020: 57.0M2021: 57.4M2022: 57.5M2023: 57.4M2024: 57.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia stood at 57.35 million.

That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia peaked at 57.46 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 50.81 million, in 1999.

MDG: Southern Asia ranks 24th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in MDG: Southern Asia, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 51.61 million
1994 52.24 million +1.2%
1995 52.77 million +1.0%
1996 53.23 million +0.9%
1997 53.59 million +0.7%
1999 50.81 million -5.2%
2000 51.04 million +0.5%
2001 51.88 million +1.7%
2002 52.32 million +0.8%
2003 52.81 million +0.9%
2004 53.20 million +0.7%
2005 53.52 million +0.6%
2006 53.86 million +0.6%
2007 54.25 million +0.7%
2008 54.56 million +0.6%
2009 54.92 million +0.6%
2010 55.32 million +0.7%
2011 56.17 million +1.5%
2012 56.72 million +1.0%
2013 56.58 million -0.3%
2014 56.83 million +0.5%
2015 56.81 million -0.0%
2016 57.19 million +0.7%
2017 56.90 million -0.5%
2018 56.70 million -0.4%
2019 56.72 million +0.0%
2020 56.98 million +0.5%
2021 57.38 million +0.7%
2022 57.46 million +0.1%
2023 57.43 million -0.1%
2024 57.35 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 52.37 million 50.81 million 53.59 million 6
2000s 53.24 million 51.04 million 54.92 million 10
2010s 56.59 million 55.32 million 57.19 million 10
2020s 57.32 million 56.98 million 57.46 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia

  1. 21 Algeria 1.85 million compare
  2. 22 Sudan 1.81 million compare
  3. 23 Myanmar 1.79 million compare
  4. 24 France 1.76 million compare
  5. 25 Iraq 1.74 million compare
  6. 26 Colombia 1.71 million compare
  7. 27 Uzbekistan 1.66 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia was 57.35 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?
The highest recorded value was 57.46 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 50.81 million in 1999.
How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
MDG: Southern Asia ranks 24th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Southern Asia 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