School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 61.31 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.31 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
61.31 million
in 2024
All-time low
53.85 million
in 1992
Years of data
33
1992–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1992–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 61.31 million for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 33 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 61.31 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.85 million, in 1992.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 33 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1992 | 53.85 million | — |
| 1993 | 54.77 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 55.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 55.97 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 56.45 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 56.86 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 53.87 million | -5.3% |
| 1999 | 54.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 54.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 55.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 55.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 56.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 56.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 56.96 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 57.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 57.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 57.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 58.16 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 58.48 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 59.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 59.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 59.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 59.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 59.78 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 60.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 59.93 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 59.80 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 59.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 60.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 60.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 61.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 61.30 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 61.31 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 55.17 million | 53.85 million | 56.86 million | 8 |
| 2000s | 56.64 million | 54.42 million | 58.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.64 million | 58.48 million | 60.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.03 million | 60.38 million | 61.31 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 61.31 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 61.31 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.85 million in 1992.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and 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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February 2026 Data Release