School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 9.75 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries stood at 9.75 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries peaked at 10.14 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 7.96 million, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.14 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 10.09 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 9.94 million | -1.4% |
| 2003 | 9.78 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 9.54 million | -2.5% |
| 2005 | 9.34 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.11 million | -2.5% |
| 2007 | 8.93 million | -1.9% |
| 2008 | 8.69 million | -2.8% |
| 2009 | 8.44 million | -2.8% |
| 2010 | 8.26 million | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 8.14 million | -1.6% |
| 2012 | 7.96 million | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 8.45 million | +6.1% |
| 2014 | 8.36 million | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2016 | 8.24 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 8.34 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 8.50 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 9.07 million | +4.1% |
| 2021 | 9.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 9.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 9.65 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 9.75 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.14 million | 10.14 million | 10.14 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 9.40 million | 8.44 million | 10.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 million | 7.96 million | 8.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.46 million | 9.07 million | 9.75 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 11.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 30.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 990,955 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8404 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7995 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.47 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries was 9.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 10.14 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.96 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries ranks 151st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Europe and Central Asia Programme Countries 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