School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, lower secondary education, male was 37.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
37.63 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
37.63 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.72 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024

10.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) stood at 37.63 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 32.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 37.63 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.72 million, in 1970.

WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 65th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 7.72 million
1971 7.92 million +2.5%
1972 8.13 million +2.7%
1973 8.40 million +3.3%
1974 8.65 million +3.0%
1975 8.91 million +3.0%
1976 9.16 million +2.8%
1977 9.42 million +2.9%
1978 9.65 million +2.3%
1979 9.91 million +2.8%
1980 10.18 million +2.7%
1981 10.42 million +2.3%
1982 10.50 million +0.8%
1983 10.77 million +2.6%
1984 11.08 million +2.9%
1985 11.32 million +2.1%
1986 11.63 million +2.8%
1987 11.95 million +2.7%
1988 12.30 million +2.9%
1989 12.64 million +2.8%
1990 13.01 million +2.9%
1991 13.18 million +1.3%
1992 13.57 million +3.0%
1993 13.99 million +3.1%
1994 14.40 million +2.9%
1995 14.83 million +3.0%
1996 15.21 million +2.6%
1997 15.56 million +2.4%
1998 17.50 million +12.4%
1999 18.27 million +4.4%
2000 18.85 million +3.1%
2001 19.43 million +3.1%
2002 20.05 million +3.2%
2003 20.70 million +3.2%
2004 21.36 million +3.2%
2005 22.00 million +3.0%
2006 22.71 million +3.2%
2007 23.41 million +3.1%
2008 24.12 million +3.0%
2009 24.83 million +3.0%
2010 25.50 million +2.7%
2011 26.16 million +2.6%
2012 26.91 million +2.9%
2013 27.81 million +3.3%
2014 28.48 million +2.4%
2015 29.29 million +2.9%
2016 30.10 million +2.8%
2017 30.83 million +2.4%
2018 31.72 million +2.9%
2019 32.66 million +3.0%
2020 34.16 million +4.6%
2021 35.11 million +2.8%
2022 35.98 million +2.5%
2023 37.27 million +3.6%
2024 37.63 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.79 million 7.72 million 9.91 million 10
1980s 11.28 million 10.18 million 12.64 million 10
1990s 14.95 million 13.01 million 18.27 million 10
2000s 21.75 million 18.85 million 24.83 million 10
2010s 28.95 million 25.50 million 32.66 million 10
2020s 36.03 million 34.16 million 37.63 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)

  1. 62 South Korea 712,142 compare
  2. 63 Guinea 701,807 compare
  3. 64 Benin 698,128 compare
  4. 65 Canada 694,674 compare
  5. 66 Australia 688,059 compare
  6. 67 Burundi 596,883 compare
  7. 68 Guatemala 584,716 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 37.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The highest recorded value was 37.63 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.72 million in 1970.
How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
Over the last ten years it is up 32.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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