School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 14.20 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
14.20 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.34 million
in 2000
All-time low
11.36 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999201120241999: 16.3M2000: 16.3M2001: 16.1M2002: 15.6M2003: 15.0M2004: 14.8M2005: 14.1M2006: 13.5M2007: 13.0M2008: 12.5M2009: 12.1M2010: 11.8M2011: 11.6M2012: 11.4M2013: 11.8M2014: 11.9M2015: 11.9M2016: 12.0M2017: 12.1M2018: 12.3M2019: 12.6M2020: 13.1M2021: 13.4M2022: 13.8M2023: 14.1M2024: 14.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States is 14.20 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States peaked at 16.34 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.36 million, in 2012.

UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 138th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 16.34 million
2000 16.34 million +0.0%
2001 16.10 million -1.5%
2002 15.59 million -3.1%
2003 14.99 million -3.9%
2004 14.77 million -1.5%
2005 14.14 million -4.3%
2006 13.53 million -4.3%
2007 13.00 million -4.0%
2008 12.50 million -3.8%
2009 12.06 million -3.5%
2010 11.80 million -2.2%
2011 11.56 million -2.0%
2012 11.36 million -1.7%
2013 11.85 million +4.3%
2014 11.85 million +0.0%
2015 11.88 million +0.2%
2016 11.98 million +0.8%
2017 12.12 million +1.2%
2018 12.35 million +1.9%
2019 12.63 million +2.3%
2020 13.09 million +3.6%
2021 13.43 million +2.6%
2022 13.79 million +2.7%
2023 14.10 million +2.3%
2024 14.20 million +0.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.34 million 16.34 million 16.34 million 1
2000s 14.30 million 12.06 million 16.34 million 10
2010s 11.94 million 11.36 million 12.63 million 10
2020s 13.72 million 13.09 million 14.20 million 5

Countries ranked near UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States

  1. 135 Georgia 83,149 compare
  2. 136 Guinea-Bissau 81,071 compare
  3. 137 Equatorial Guinea 81,027 compare
  4. 138 Croatia 80,236 compare
  5. 139 Lesotho 77,964 compare
  6. 140 Republic of Moldova 77,400 compare
  7. 141 Botswana 73,789 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States was 14.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The highest recorded value was 16.34 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
The lowest recorded value was 11.36 million in 2012.
How does UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this UNICEF: Central and Eastern Europe/commonwealth of Independent States 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