School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 33.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 33.93 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 33.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.62 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 6.62 million | — |
| 1998 | 16.20 million | +144.8% |
| 1999 | 21.54 million | +33.0% |
| 2000 | 26.81 million | +24.5% |
| 2001 | 27.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 28.45 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 28.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 30.97 million | +7.0% |
| 2005 | 31.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 31.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 32.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 32.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 32.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 33.08 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 33.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 32.39 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 31.22 million | -3.6% |
| 2014 | 31.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 31.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 32.11 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 32.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 32.62 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 32.88 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 33.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 33.21 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 33.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 33.66 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 33.93 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.78 million | 6.62 million | 21.54 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 30.30 million | 26.81 million | 32.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.37 million | 31.22 million | 33.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 33.46 million | 33.11 million | 33.93 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 15 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.24 million compare
- 16 Algeria 1.19 million compare
- 17 Uganda 1.09 million compare
- 18 South Africa 1.05 million compare
- 19 Iraq 948,935 compare
- 20 Afghanistan 934,629 compare
- 21 Colombia 902,872 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 33.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 33.93 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.62 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release