School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 19.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.62 million
Change on year
down 39.3%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.32 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.45 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 2.4M1998: 14.4M1999: 17.9M2000: 18.9M2001: 19.7M2002: 21.2M2003: 21.9M2004: 24.8M2005: 25.2M2006: 25.6M2007: 26.0M2008: 26.0M2009: 24.9M2010: 26.0M2011: 28.0M2012: 27.7M2013: 26.5M2014: 26.3M2015: 27.4M2016: 27.6M2017: 28.1M2018: 28.5M2019: 29.1M2020: 29.5M2021: 29.8M2022: 30.9M2023: 32.3M2024: 19.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 19.62 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2024.

The figure is down 39.3% on the previous year and down 25.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 32.32 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.45 million, in 1997.

That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 2.45 million
1998 14.41 million +489.1%
1999 17.87 million +24.0%
2000 18.90 million +5.8%
2001 19.67 million +4.0%
2002 21.22 million +7.9%
2003 21.88 million +3.2%
2004 24.77 million +13.2%
2005 25.15 million +1.6%
2006 25.65 million +2.0%
2007 26.02 million +1.4%
2008 26.02 million +0.0%
2009 24.88 million -4.4%
2010 25.98 million +4.4%
2011 28.01 million +7.8%
2012 27.65 million -1.3%
2013 26.51 million -4.1%
2014 26.30 million -0.8%
2015 27.38 million +4.1%
2016 27.61 million +0.9%
2017 28.08 million +1.7%
2018 28.50 million +1.5%
2019 29.13 million +2.2%
2020 29.51 million +1.3%
2021 29.78 million +0.9%
2022 30.86 million +3.6%
2023 32.32 million +4.7%
2024 19.62 million -39.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 11.58 million 2.45 million 17.87 million 3
2000s 23.42 million 18.90 million 26.02 million 10
2010s 27.51 million 25.98 million 29.13 million 10
2020s 28.42 million 19.62 million 32.32 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024

  1. 24 Thailand 866,631 compare
  2. 25 Russian Federation 765,483 compare
  3. 26 Viet Nam 715,742 compare
  4. 27 Ghana 694,377 compare
  5. 28 Madagascar 666,379 compare
  6. 29 Morocco 637,709 compare
  7. 30 Côte d'Ivoire 618,029 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 19.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 32.32 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 2.45 million in 1997.
How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 25.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
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February 2026 Data Release