School age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total

IDA total: School age population, lower secondary education, male was 60.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
60.40 million number
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
8th
of 43 groups
All-time high
60.40 million number
in 2019
All-time low
20.94 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total, 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 IDA total stood at 60.40 million number. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total peaked at 60.40 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 20.94 million number, in 1970.

That places IDA total 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.

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

School age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total, year by year

Annual values for School age population, lower secondary education, male (number) in IDA total, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 20.94 million number
1971 21.54 million number +2.9%
1972 22.13 million number +2.7%
1973 22.83 million number +3.2%
1974 23.54 million number +3.1%
1975 24.29 million number +3.2%
1976 25.02 million number +3.0%
1977 25.72 million number +2.8%
1978 26.27 million number +2.2%
1979 26.93 million number +2.5%
1980 27.65 million number +2.7%
1981 28.36 million number +2.5%
1982 28.75 million number +1.4%
1983 29.45 million number +2.4%
1984 30.22 million number +2.6%
1985 30.99 million number +2.5%
1986 30.10 million number -2.9%
1987 30.91 million number +2.7%
1988 31.79 million number +2.8%
1989 32.45 million number +2.1%
1990 33.43 million number +3.0%
1991 34.21 million number +2.3%
1992 35.09 million number +2.6%
1993 36.27 million number +3.4%
1994 37.35 million number +3.0%
1995 38.46 million number +3.0%
1996 39.51 million number +2.7%
1997 40.45 million number +2.4%
1998 40.01 million number -1.1%
1999 41.20 million number +3.0%
2000 42.18 million number +2.4%
2001 43.11 million number +2.2%
2002 43.91 million number +1.9%
2003 45.21 million number +3.0%
2004 46.12 million number +2.0%
2005 47.01 million number +1.9%
2006 47.95 million number +2.0%
2007 48.87 million number +1.9%
2008 49.90 million number +2.1%
2009 50.93 million number +2.1%
2010 52.05 million number +2.2%
2011 53.04 million number +1.9%
2012 53.92 million number +1.7%
2013 54.84 million number +1.7%
2014 55.37 million number +1.0%
2015 56.40 million number +1.8%
2016 57.41 million number +1.8%
2017 58.29 million number +1.5%
2018 59.68 million number +2.4%
2019 60.40 million number +1.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 23.92 million number 20.94 million number 26.93 million number 10
1980s 30.07 million number 27.65 million number 32.45 million number 10
1990s 37.60 million number 33.43 million number 41.20 million number 10
2000s 46.52 million number 42.18 million number 50.93 million number 10
2010s 56.14 million number 52.05 million number 60.40 million number 10

Countries ranked near IDA total

  1. 5 Indonesia 7.17 million number compare
  2. 6 Brazil 7.14 million number compare
  3. 7 United States 6.34 million number compare
  4. 8 Ethiopia 5.35 million number compare
  5. 9 Bangladesh 4.62 million number compare
  6. 10 Philippines 4.39 million number compare
  7. 11 Russia 3.94 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total?
School age population, lower secondary education, male in IDA total was 60.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The highest recorded value was 60.40 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, male recorded in IDA total?
The lowest recorded value was 20.94 million number in 1970.
How does IDA total rank for school age population, lower secondary education, male?
IDA total ranks 8th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, lower secondary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this IDA total 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.