School age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics
Central Europe and the Baltics: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 1.91 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
1.91 million number
Change on year
up 2.0%
Rank
39th
of 43 groups
All-time high
3.46 million number
in 1970
All-time low
1.86 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Central Europe and the Baltics recorded 1.91 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 2.0% on the previous year and down 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics peaked at 3.46 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million number, in 2017.
That places Central Europe and the Baltics 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.46 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.07 million number | -11.3% |
| 1972 | 3.01 million number | -1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.93 million number | -2.7% |
| 1974 | 2.83 million number | -3.6% |
| 1975 | 2.72 million number | -3.9% |
| 1976 | 2.62 million number | -3.4% |
| 1977 | 2.58 million number | -1.6% |
| 1978 | 2.88 million number | +11.6% |
| 1979 | 2.63 million number | -8.6% |
| 1980 | 2.70 million number | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 2.75 million number | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 2.80 million number | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 2.84 million number | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.87 million number | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 2.91 million number | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 2.95 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 2.99 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 3.32 million number | +11.0% |
| 1989 | 3.11 million number | -6.4% |
| 1990 | 3.12 million number | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 3.12 million number | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 3.08 million number | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.02 million number | -2.0% |
| 1994 | 2.94 million number | -2.6% |
| 1995 | 2.86 million number | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 2.80 million number | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 2.78 million number | -0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 2.83 million number | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 2.82 million number | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.79 million number | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 3.04 million number | +9.0% |
| 2003 | 2.94 million number | -3.4% |
| 2004 | 2.82 million number | -3.9% |
| 2005 | 2.70 million number | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 2.59 million number | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 2.45 million number | -5.2% |
| 2008 | 2.36 million number | -3.8% |
| 2009 | 2.27 million number | -4.0% |
| 2010 | 2.18 million number | -4.0% |
| 2011 | 2.09 million number | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 2.02 million number | -3.6% |
| 2013 | 1.96 million number | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.92 million number | -2.2% |
| 2015 | 1.89 million number | -1.7% |
| 2016 | 1.86 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.86 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million number | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 1.91 million number | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.87 million number | 2.58 million number | 3.46 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.92 million number | 2.70 million number | 3.32 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.94 million number | 2.78 million number | 3.12 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.68 million number | 2.27 million number | 3.04 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.96 million number | 1.86 million number | 2.18 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Central Europe and the Baltics
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 4.52 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 337,770 (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0452 units per person (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 14.8% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 8.33 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- School age population, lower secondary education, male in Central Europe and the Baltics was 1.91 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The highest recorded value was 3.46 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million number in 2017.
- How does Central Europe and the Baltics rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
- Central Europe and the Baltics ranks 39th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Central Europe and the Baltics?
- Over the last ten years it is down 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Central Europe and the Baltics 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.