School age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia

Europe & Central Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 22.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
22.38 million number
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
25th
of 43 groups
All-time high
28.23 million number
in 1974
All-time low
21.28 million number
in 2012
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Europe & Central Asia recorded 22.38 million number for school age population, lower secondary education, male in 2019.

The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and down 1.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 28.23 million number in 1974 and was at its lowest, 21.28 million number, in 2012.

Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in Europe & Central Asia, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 27.99 million number
1971 27.91 million number -0.3%
1972 28.11 million number +0.7%
1973 28.21 million number +0.4%
1974 28.23 million number +0.1%
1975 28.18 million number -0.2%
1976 28.04 million number -0.5%
1977 27.80 million number -0.9%
1978 27.77 million number -0.1%
1979 27.12 million number -2.3%
1980 26.78 million number -1.3%
1981 26.50 million number -1.0%
1982 26.30 million number -0.7%
1983 26.19 million number -0.4%
1984 26.13 million number -0.2%
1985 26.08 million number -0.2%
1986 26.02 million number -0.3%
1987 25.94 million number -0.3%
1988 26.14 million number +0.8%
1989 25.82 million number -1.2%
1990 25.76 million number -0.2%
1991 25.93 million number +0.7%
1992 26.02 million number +0.3%
1993 26.11 million number +0.3%
1994 26.27 million number +0.6%
1995 26.46 million number +0.7%
1996 26.34 million number -0.5%
1997 26.54 million number +0.8%
1998 26.68 million number +0.5%
1999 27.34 million number +2.5%
2000 27.37 million number +0.1%
2001 27.18 million number -0.7%
2002 27.06 million number -0.5%
2003 26.42 million number -2.3%
2004 26.05 million number -1.4%
2005 25.25 million number -3.1%
2006 24.47 million number -3.1%
2007 23.80 million number -2.7%
2008 23.20 million number -2.5%
2009 22.64 million number -2.4%
2010 22.12 million number -2.3%
2011 21.64 million number -2.2%
2012 21.28 million number -1.7%
2013 21.49 million number +1.0%
2014 21.43 million number -0.3%
2015 21.40 million number -0.1%
2016 21.39 million number -0.0%
2017 21.65 million number +1.2%
2018 21.97 million number +1.5%
2019 22.38 million number +1.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.94 million number 27.12 million number 28.23 million number 10
1980s 26.19 million number 25.82 million number 26.78 million number 10
1990s 26.35 million number 25.76 million number 27.34 million number 10
2000s 25.34 million number 22.64 million number 27.37 million number 10
2010s 21.67 million number 21.28 million number 22.38 million number 10

Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia

  1. 22 Colombia 1.59 million number compare
  2. 23 Sudan 1.56 million number compare
  3. 24 Afghanistan 1.54 million number compare
  4. 25 Algeria 1.43 million number compare
  5. 26 Uzbekistan 1.40 million number compare
  6. 27 Kenya 1.36 million number compare
  7. 28 Iraq 1.35 million number compare

See the full ranking of 250 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in Europe & Central Asia was 22.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The highest recorded value was 28.23 million number in 1974.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 21.28 million number in 2012.
How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
Europe & Central Asia ranks 25th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Europe & Central 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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Indicator
School age population, lower secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,264 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to lower secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.