School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
174
Highest
26.72 million
India
Lowest
27
Tokelau
Median
61,405
Years covered
54
1972–2025
Data points
10,351
What the numbers show
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) is currently reported for 174 countries. The highest value is 26.72 million in India; the lowest is 27 in Tokelau.
The median across all reporting countries is 61,405, and the mean is 529,692.
Over the past decade 110 countries rose and 63 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 150.4%), and the largest decrease in Slovakia (down 61.5%).
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 26.72 million | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 2 | China | 8.81 million | 2025 | down 4.7% | falling |
| 3 | Nigeria | 5.16 million | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 4 | Bangladesh | 3.41 million | 2025 | up 7.5% | falling |
| 5 | Pakistan | 2.76 million | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 6 | United States of America | 2.39 million | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 7 | Philippines | 2.24 million | 2025 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 8 | Egypt | 2.13 million | 2025 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 9 | Brazil | 1.61 million | 2024 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 10 | Ethiopia | 1.46 million | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 11 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 1.45 million | 2012 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 12 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 1.43 million | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 13 | Germany | 1.28 million | 2024 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 14 | Kenya | 1.26 million | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 15 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 1.24 million | 2008 | up 19.7% | rising |
| 16 | Algeria | 1.19 million | 2006 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 17 | Uganda | 1.09 million | 2025 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 18 | South Africa | 1.05 million | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 19 | Iraq | 948,935 | 2025 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 20 | Afghanistan | 934,629 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 21 | Colombia | 902,872 | 2024 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 22 | Myanmar | 895,036 | 2025 | down 5.0% | flat |
| 23 | France | 881,098 | 2024 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 24 | Thailand | 866,631 | 2025 | up 76.2% | rising |
| 25 | Russian Federation | 765,483 | 2025 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 26 | Viet Nam | 715,742 | 2025 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 27 | Ghana | 694,377 | 2025 | up 26.4% | flat |
| 28 | Madagascar | 666,379 | 2025 | up 23.0% | rising |
| 29 | Morocco | 637,709 | 2025 | up 2.5% | flat |
| 30 | Côte d'Ivoire | 618,029 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 610,730 | 2012 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 32 | Cameroon | 589,324 | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 33 | Syrian Arab Republic | 581,937 | 2025 | up 54.5% | rising |
| 34 | Japan | 559,011 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 35 | Zimbabwe | 548,947 | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 36 | Spain | 542,713 | 2024 | up 22.6% | falling |
| 37 | Mali | 517,538 | 2025 | up 49.8% | rising |
| 38 | Canada | 495,018 | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 39 | Malawi | 494,946 | 2025 | up 44.8% | rising |
| 40 | Haiti | 447,597 | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 41 | Ukraine | 426,896 | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 42 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 416,493 | 2009 | up 14.4% | rising |
| 43 | Senegal | 397,141 | 2025 | up 42.3% | rising |
| 44 | Sri Lanka | 364,930 | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 45 | Poland | 338,936 | 2024 | down 29.4% | falling |
| 46 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 333,238 | 2025 | down 19.1% | flat |
| 47 | Cambodia | 326,032 | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 48 | Ecuador | 320,312 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 49 | Italy | 304,333 | 2024 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 50 | Benin | 302,524 | 2025 | up 31.5% | rising |
| 51 | Niger | 281,198 | 2025 | up 64.8% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen | 277,916 | 2007 | down 31.0% | falling |
| 53 | Sierra Leone | 267,080 | 2025 | up 30.6% | rising |
| 54 | Burkina Faso | 254,549 | 2025 | up 38.5% | rising |
| 55 | Saudi Arabia | 251,588 | 2025 | up 0.7% | volatile |
| 56 | Rwanda | 233,239 | 2020 | up 9.4% | rising |
| 57 | Mozambique | 228,906 | 2008 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 58 | Zambia | 226,769 | 2025 | up 38.6% | falling |
| 59 | Romania | 217,180 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 60 | Chad | 212,923 | 2025 | up 52.5% | rising |
| 61 | Australia | 171,856 | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 62 | Libya | 170,715 | 2017 | down 13.8% | rising |
| 63 | Tunisia | 170,605 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 64 | Kazakhstan | 169,300 | 2025 | up 38.8% | falling |
| 65 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 148,189 | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 66 | Nicaragua | 131,054 | 2025 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 67 | Liberia | 126,014 | 2025 | up 40.8% | rising |
| 68 | Congo | 123,159 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 69 | Sweden | 123,101 | 2024 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 70 | Paraguay | 120,293 | 2005 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 115,706 | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 72 | Greece | 112,921 | 2024 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 73 | Netherlands | 112,843 | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 74 | Papua New Guinea | 107,665 | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 75 | Hungary | 101,409 | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 76 | Togo | 95,593 | 2025 | down 34.1% | rising |
| 77 | Gambia | 90,543 | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 78 | Tajikistan | 82,536 | 2011 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 79 | Azerbaijan | 79,095 | 2025 | up 9.2% | falling |
| 80 | Israel | 78,421 | 2025 | up 25.5% | rising |
| 81 | Panama | 74,206 | 2025 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 82 | Denmark | 72,668 | 2012 | up 21.6% | rising |
| 83 | Belgium | 70,789 | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 84 | Ireland | 70,230 | 2024 | up 22.6% | rising |
| 85 | Serbia | 68,735 | 2025 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 86 | Mauritania | 65,986 | 2012 | up 130.3% | rising |
| 87 | Singapore | 62,626 | 2025 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 88 | Bulgaria | 60,184 | 2024 | down 18.4% | falling |
| 89 | Kyrgyzstan | 60,145 | 2025 | up 5.7% | falling |
| 90 | Czechia | 56,883 | 2024 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 91 | Portugal | 55,786 | 2024 | up 0.4% | falling |
| 92 | Namibia | 55,644 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 93 | United Arab Emirates | 55,625 | 2025 | up 29.9% | rising |
| 94 | Palestine, State of | 55,081 | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 95 | Oman | 54,006 | 2012 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 96 | Kuwait | 53,773 | 2025 | up 24.3% | rising |
| 97 | Lebanon | 53,689 | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 98 | Turkmenistan | 53,321 | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 99 | Belarus | 52,162 | 2025 | up 15.4% | volatile |
| 100 | Mongolia | 51,405 | 2025 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 101 | Uruguay | 50,939 | 2004 | down 3.3% | flat |
| 102 | Guinea-Bissau | 46,951 | 2025 | up 29.3% | rising |
| 103 | Switzerland | 46,357 | 2024 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 104 | Jamaica | 45,321 | 2025 | down 19.9% | falling |
| 105 | Austria | 44,793 | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 106 | Eritrea | 42,946 | 2025 | up 15.8% | rising |
| 107 | Puerto Rico | 39,404 | 2025 | down 18.6% | falling |
| 108 | New Zealand | 35,530 | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 109 | Norway | 33,769 | 2024 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 110 | Finland | 32,316 | 2024 | down 5.2% | volatile |
| 111 | Hong Kong, China | 31,300 | 2025 | down 26.7% | falling |
| 112 | Bhutan | 28,223 | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 113 | Slovakia | 27,143 | 2024 | down 61.5% | falling |
| 114 | Botswana | 25,024 | 2025 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 115 | Lesotho | 23,453 | 2025 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 116 | Gabon | 23,303 | 2025 | up 23.8% | falling |
| 117 | Georgia | 22,703 | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 118 | Bahrain | 19,509 | 2025 | up 150.4% | rising |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19,342 | 2025 | up 0.8% | falling |
| 120 | Latvia | 18,980 | 2024 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 121 | Djibouti | 18,638 | 2011 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 17,364 | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 123 | Comoros | 17,320 | 2025 | up 24.8% | rising |
| 124 | Fiji | 15,916 | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 125 | Guyana | 15,036 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 126 | Qatar | 14,699 | 2025 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 127 | Estonia | 13,811 | 2024 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 128 | Republic of Moldova | 13,669 | 2020 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 129 | Lithuania | 13,663 | 2024 | down 27.1% | falling |
| 130 | Eswatini | 12,913 | 2025 | up 3.3% | falling |
| 131 | Luxembourg | 11,122 | 2024 | up 11.7% | rising |
| 132 | Suriname | 10,814 | 2025 | down 49.8% | falling |
| 133 | Slovenia | 10,665 | 2012 | down 26.4% | falling |
| 134 | North Macedonia | 10,111 | 2025 | down 31.4% | falling |
| 135 | Cyprus | 9,660 | 2024 | down 21.6% | falling |
| 136 | Mauritius | 9,146 | 2025 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 137 | Solomon Islands | 8,326 | 2025 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 138 | Belize | 7,848 | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 139 | Montenegro | 7,683 | 2025 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 140 | Maldives | 6,328 | 2025 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 6,163 | 2025 | up 25.9% | rising |
| 142 | Cape Verde | 4,986 | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 143 | Malta | 4,832 | 2024 | down 12.4% | rising |
| 144 | Barbados | 3,890 | 2025 | up 4.4% | falling |
| 145 | Brunei Darussalam | 3,805 | 2012 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 146 | Curaçao | 3,170 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 147 | Bahamas | 2,930 | 2025 | down 5.5% | rising |
| 148 | Iceland | 2,610 | 2025 | up 6.2% | falling |
| 149 | Seychelles | 2,512 | 2025 | up 50.0% | falling |
| 150 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 2,269 | 2025 | down 8.4% | flat |
| 151 | Samoa | 2,233 | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 152 | Grenada | 1,754 | 2025 | down 8.9% | falling |
| 153 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,509 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 154 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,279 | 2025 | down 14.3% | rising |
| 155 | Saint Lucia | 1,263 | 2025 | down 20.8% | falling |
| 156 | Kiribati | 1,251 | 2025 | — | rising |
| 157 | Tonga | 1,250 | 2025 | up 17.6% | flat |
| 158 | Marshall Islands | 955 | 2025 | up 4.3% | falling |
| 159 | Dominica | 820 | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 160 | Cayman Islands | 799 | 2025 | up 10.5% | rising |
| 161 | British Virgin Islands | 798 | 2025 | up 39.3% | rising |
| 162 | San Marino | 750 | 2010 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 163 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 610 | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 164 | Sint Maarten | 572 | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 165 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 497 | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 166 | Gibraltar | 481 | 2025 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 167 | Andorra | 469 | 2025 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 168 | Liechtenstein | 447 | 2017 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 168 | Cook Islands | 447 | 2012 | up 11.8% | rising |
| 170 | Anguilla | 236 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 171 | Naoero | 125 | 2025 | down 58.7% | volatile |
| 172 | Palau | 117 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 173 | Montserrat | 57 | 2025 | down 24.0% | falling |
| 174 | Tokelau | 27 | 2025 | up 68.8% | rising |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 63.67 million
- UIS: World 63.67 million
- WB: World 63.67 million
- MDG: World 63.67 million
- UNICEF: World 63.65 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 59.66 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 59.20 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 59.18 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 58.77 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 55.90 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 49.98 million
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 49.88 million
- ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 44.21 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 44.11 million
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 43.98 million
- WB: Early-demographic Dividend 41.32 million
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia 34.74 million
- AIMS: South and West Asia 33.93 million
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 33.93 million
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 33.93 million
- MDG: Southern Asia 33.93 million
- SDG: Southern Asia 33.93 million
- UIS: South and West Asia 33.93 million
- UNICEF: South Asia 33.93 million
- WB: South Asia 30.34 million
- WB: South Asia (ida & Ibrd) 30.34 million
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 19.62 million
- GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 17.16 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific 15.15 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and Pacific 15.12 million
- AIMS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.10 million
- UIS: East Asia and the Pacific 15.10 million
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 14.83 million
- AIMS: East Asia 14.79 million
- WB: Ida Total 14.65 million
- WB: Global Partnership for Education (july 2019) 14.45 million
- UNICEF: East Asia and the Pacific Programme Countries 14.36 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (excluding High Income) 14.35 million
- WB: East Asia & Pacific (ida & Ibrd) 14.02 million
- GPE: Region 3 12.92 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release