School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 59.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.21 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
126th
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.21 million
in 2024
All-time low
21.98 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Member Countries recorded 59.21 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 59.21 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.98 million, in 1970.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 21.98 million | — |
| 1971 | 22.11 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 22.83 million | +3.3% |
| 1973 | 23.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 23.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 24.36 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 24.94 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 25.31 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 25.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 26.57 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 27.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 28.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 28.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 29.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 29.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 30.52 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 31.15 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 31.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 32.55 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 32.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 33.62 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 33.48 million | -0.4% |
| 1992 | 34.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 35.02 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 35.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 36.75 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 37.61 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 38.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 39.29 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 40.08 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 40.81 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 41.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 41.95 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 43.42 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 43.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 44.20 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 44.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 45.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 45.85 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 45.99 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 46.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 46.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 46.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 46.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 46.33 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 46.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 47.58 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 48.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 49.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 50.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 53.11 million | +5.0% |
| 2021 | 54.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 55.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 58.30 million | +4.3% |
| 2024 | 59.21 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 24.11 million | 21.98 million | 26.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.18 million | 27.25 million | 32.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.44 million | 33.48 million | 40.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 43.76 million | 40.81 million | 45.99 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.55 million | 46.20 million | 50.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.21 million | 53.11 million | 59.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 840,626 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5856 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Member Countries was 59.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 59.21 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.98 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release