School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 7.34 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
7.34 million
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.02 million
in 2010
All-time low
1.49 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) stood at 7.34 million.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 11.02 million in 2010 and was at its lowest, 1.49 million, in 1997.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 1.49 million | — |
| 1998 | 5.94 million | +299.6% |
| 1999 | 7.80 million | +31.3% |
| 2000 | 8.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 8.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 8.78 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 8.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 10.56 million | +18.5% |
| 2005 | 10.66 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 10.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 10.89 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 10.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 10.92 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 11.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 10.95 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 9.40 million | -14.2% |
| 2013 | 6.52 million | -30.7% |
| 2014 | 6.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 6.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 6.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 6.98 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 7.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 7.00 million | -0.2% |
| 2020 | 6.98 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 7.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 7.03 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.34 million | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.07 million | 1.49 million | 7.80 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.87 million | 8.04 million | 10.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.90 million | 6.52 million | 11.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.10 million | 6.98 million | 7.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- 53 Sierra Leone 267,080 compare
- 54 Burkina Faso 254,549 compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 251,588 compare
- 56 Rwanda 233,239 compare
- 57 Mozambique 228,906 compare
- 58 Zambia 226,769 compare
- 59 Romania 217,180 compare
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 7.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.02 million in 2010.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 million in 1997.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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