School age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only

IBRD only: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 123.69 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
123.69 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
4th
of 43 groups
All-time high
139.08 million number
in 2002
All-time low
79.06 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, school age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only stood at 123.69 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only peaked at 139.08 million number in 2002 and was at its lowest, 79.06 million number, in 1970.

That places IBRD only 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

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

School age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in IBRD only, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 79.06 million number
1971 79.28 million number +0.3%
1972 80.77 million number +1.9%
1973 82.75 million number +2.4%
1974 84.85 million number +2.5%
1975 86.78 million number +2.3%
1976 89.21 million number +2.8%
1977 101.50 million number +13.8%
1978 104.09 million number +2.6%
1979 106.27 million number +2.1%
1980 108.78 million number +2.4%
1981 111.22 million number +2.2%
1982 113.41 million number +2.0%
1983 115.02 million number +1.4%
1984 116.22 million number +1.0%
1985 117.30 million number +0.9%
1986 118.30 million number +0.9%
1987 118.70 million number +0.3%
1988 118.86 million number +0.1%
1989 117.84 million number -0.9%
1990 117.39 million number -0.4%
1991 116.95 million number -0.4%
1992 117.16 million number +0.2%
1993 118.36 million number +1.0%
1994 120.17 million number +1.5%
1995 122.03 million number +1.5%
1996 123.72 million number +1.4%
1997 125.52 million number +1.5%
1998 128.60 million number +2.4%
1999 131.53 million number +2.3%
2000 135.27 million number +2.8%
2001 137.99 million number +2.0%
2002 139.08 million number +0.8%
2003 137.61 million number -1.1%
2004 135.37 million number -1.6%
2005 132.09 million number -2.4%
2006 128.98 million number -2.4%
2007 126.61 million number -1.8%
2008 124.92 million number -1.3%
2009 123.90 million number -0.8%
2010 123.01 million number -0.7%
2011 122.42 million number -0.5%
2012 121.96 million number -0.4%
2013 121.68 million number -0.2%
2014 121.42 million number -0.2%
2015 120.90 million number -0.4%
2016 121.32 million number +0.4%
2017 122.71 million number +1.1%
2018 122.93 million number +0.2%
2019 123.69 million number +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 89.46 million number 79.06 million number 106.27 million number 10
1980s 115.56 million number 108.78 million number 118.86 million number 10
1990s 122.14 million number 116.95 million number 131.53 million number 10
2000s 132.18 million number 123.90 million number 139.08 million number 10
2010s 122.20 million number 120.90 million number 123.69 million number 10

Countries ranked near IBRD only

  1. 1 India 40.20 million number compare
  2. 2 China 26.81 million number compare
  3. 3 Nigeria 7.44 million number compare
  4. 4 Pakistan 7.29 million number compare
  5. 5 Indonesia 7.17 million number compare
  6. 6 Brazil 7.14 million number compare
  7. 7 United States of America 6.34 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in IBRD only was 123.69 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in IBRD only?
The highest recorded value was 139.08 million number in 2002.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in IBRD only?
The lowest recorded value was 79.06 million number in 1970.
How does IBRD only rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
IBRD only ranks 4th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in IBRD only?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IBRD only 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.