School age population, secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
87.37 million
India
Lowest
109
Niue
Median
340,158
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,379
What the numbers show
School age population, secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 87.37 million in India; the lowest is 109 in Niue.
The median across all reporting countries is 340,158, and the mean is 2.01 million.
Over the past decade 153 countries rose and 67 fell. The largest increase was in Oman (up 115.7%), and the largest decrease in Albania (down 38.9%).
School age population, secondary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 87.37 million | 2025 | down 3.7% | rising |
| 2 | China (People’s Republic of) | 56.91 million | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 3 | Pakistan | 21.14 million | 2025 | up 17.6% | rising |
| 4 | Nigeria | 17.34 million | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 14.69 million | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 6 | United States | 13.59 million | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 12.02 million | 2025 | down 3.4% | rising |
| 8 | Brazil | 10.49 million | 2024 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 9 | Ethiopia | 9.08 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 7.69 million | 2025 | up 40.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Egypt | 7.20 million | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 12 | Philippines | 7.12 million | 2025 | up 54.3% | rising |
| 13 | Mexico | 6.90 million | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 14 | Russia | 6.45 million | 2025 | up 28.9% | falling |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 5.84 million | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 16 | Türkiye | 5.38 million | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 17 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 4.60 million | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 18 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 4.17 million | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 19 | Kenya | 4.11 million | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 20 | Uganda | 3.67 million | 2025 | up 32.4% | volatile |
| 21 | Germany | 3.59 million | 2024 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 22 | Sudan | 3.50 million | 2025 | up 43.1% | rising |
| 23 | Japan | 3.30 million | 2025 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 24 | Iraq | 3.27 million | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 25 | France | 3.10 million | 2024 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 3.08 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | volatile |
| 27 | Algeria | 3.07 million | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 28 | United Kingdom | 2.99 million | 2024 | up 14.9% | flat |
| 29 | Yemen | 2.73 million | 2025 | up 24.4% | volatile |
| 30 | South Africa | 2.73 million | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 31 | Angola | 2.72 million | 2025 | up 51.6% | rising |
| 32 | Myanmar | 2.69 million | 2025 | down 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Colombia | 2.60 million | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 34 | Madagascar | 2.59 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 35 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2.38 million | 2025 | up 20.4% | rising |
| 36 | Thailand | 2.36 million | 2025 | down 15.2% | flat |
| 37 | Cameroon | 2.36 million | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 38 | Italy | 2.35 million | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 39 | Niger | 2.31 million | 2025 | up 59.2% | volatile |
| 40 | Uzbekistan | 2.29 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 41 | Ghana | 2.27 million | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 42 | Argentina | 2.26 million | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 43 | Mozambique | 2.09 million | 2025 | up 34.8% | rising |
| 44 | Burkina Faso | 2.07 million | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 45 | Nepal | 2.06 million | 2025 | down 12.5% | rising |
| 46 | Morocco | 2.06 million | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 47 | Somalia | 1.89 million | 2025 | up 88.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Mali | 1.82 million | 2025 | up 47.7% | rising |
| 49 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1.80 million | 2025 | up 26.2% | rising |
| 50 | Malaysia | 1.73 million | 2025 | down 4.7% | rising |
| 51 | Chad | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 52 | Malawi | 1.63 million | 2025 | up 36.6% | volatile |
| 53 | Spain | 1.61 million | 2024 | up 19.8% | rising |
| 54 | Ukraine | 1.61 million | 2025 | up 19.6% | falling |
| 55 | Poland | 1.58 million | 2024 | up 28.6% | falling |
| 56 | Senegal | 1.57 million | 2025 | up 38.2% | rising |
| 57 | Saudi Arabia | 1.57 million | 2025 | up 15.8% | volatile |
| 58 | Sri Lanka | 1.45 million | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 59 | Peru | 1.45 million | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 60 | Korea | 1.42 million | 2024 | down 24.9% | falling |
| 61 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 1.41 million | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 62 | Canada | 1.40 million | 2025 | up 15.4% | flat |
| 63 | Kazakhstan | 1.35 million | 2025 | up 54.5% | flat |
| 64 | Burundi | 1.28 million | 2025 | up 69.0% | rising |
| 65 | Zambia | 1.25 million | 2025 | up 39.2% | rising |
| 66 | Zimbabwe | 1.23 million | 2025 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 67 | Guinea | 1.18 million | 2025 | up 23.2% | rising |
| 68 | Benin | 1.17 million | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 69 | Guatemala | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 70 | Australia | 1.03 million | 2024 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 71 | Cambodia | 1.02 million | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 72 | Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | 997,866 | 2025 | down 14.5% | falling |
| 73 | Ecuador | 992,611 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 74 | South Sudan | 991,441 | 2025 | up 37.7% | rising |
| 75 | Rwanda | 935,781 | 2025 | up 35.6% | rising |
| 76 | Romania | 897,069 | 2024 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 77 | Haiti | 838,918 | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 78 | Chile | 790,433 | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 79 | Togo | 771,707 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 80 | Tajikistan | 770,979 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 81 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 733,682 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 82 | Sierra Leone | 698,753 | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 83 | Tunisia | 695,670 | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 84 | Papua New Guinea | 676,535 | 2025 | up 17.3% | rising |
| 85 | Azerbaijan | 620,718 | 2025 | up 28.8% | falling |
| 86 | Netherlands | 601,875 | 2024 | down 16.2% | rising |
| 87 | Jordan | 573,492 | 2025 | up 36.6% | rising |
| 88 | Dominican Republic | 571,429 | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 89 | Turkmenistan | 569,571 | 2025 | up 29.4% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 546,843 | 2025 | down 15.5% | rising |
| 91 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 534,994 | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 92 | Congo | 531,304 | 2025 | up 48.1% | rising |
| 93 | Palestine, State of | 513,797 | 2025 | up 27.0% | rising |
| 94 | Central African Republic | 510,148 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 95 | Kyrgyzstan | 509,942 | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 96 | Israel | 501,450 | 2025 | up 22.8% | rising |
| 97 | Czechia | 496,411 | 2024 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 442,515 | 2025 | up 71.5% | volatile |
| 99 | Mauritania | 432,800 | 2025 | up 48.0% | volatile |
| 100 | Libya | 430,463 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 101 | Belgium | 429,917 | 2024 | up 13.1% | rising |
| 102 | Liberia | 414,832 | 2025 | up 32.2% | rising |
| 103 | Belarus | 405,242 | 2025 | up 26.0% | falling |
| 104 | Hungary | 390,318 | 2024 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 105 | Sweden | 385,551 | 2024 | up 20.7% | flat |
| 106 | Cuba | 375,070 | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 107 | Paraguay | 373,172 | 2025 | down 1.3% | rising |
| 108 | Austria | 362,127 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 109 | El Salvador | 347,039 | 2025 | down 19.7% | rising |
| 110 | Lebanon | 341,378 | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 111 | Greece | 338,937 | 2024 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 337,797 | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 113 | Switzerland | 324,103 | 2024 | up 3.8% | flat |
| 114 | Portugal | 313,748 | 2024 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 115 | Oman | 309,165 | 2025 | up 115.7% | rising |
| 116 | Eritrea | 308,605 | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 117 | Serbia | 265,040 | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 118 | Bulgaria | 263,811 | 2024 | up 4.2% | falling |
| 119 | Slovak Republic | 260,209 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 252,670 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 251,775 | 2025 | up 55.3% | rising |
| 122 | Panama | 230,646 | 2025 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 123 | Kuwait | 226,329 | 2025 | up 36.2% | rising |
| 124 | Denmark | 213,067 | 2024 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 125 | Norway | 207,904 | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 126 | Gambia | 196,246 | 2025 | up 29.8% | volatile |
| 127 | Finland | 195,245 | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 128 | Ireland | 193,503 | 2024 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 129 | Costa Rica | 193,386 | 2025 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 130 | Gabon | 187,906 | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 131 | Hong Kong, China | 176,600 | 2025 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 132 | Armenia | 166,261 | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 133 | Georgia | 160,513 | 2025 | up 19.8% | falling |
| 134 | Croatia | 160,158 | 2024 | down 13.2% | falling |
| 135 | Guinea-Bissau | 156,495 | 2025 | up 28.3% | rising |
| 136 | Namibia | 147,979 | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 137 | Uruguay | 143,153 | 2025 | down 10.8% | flat |
| 138 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 128,136 | 2025 | down 23.8% | falling |
| 139 | Lesotho | 127,746 | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 140 | Botswana | 122,305 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 141 | Republic of Moldova | 119,338 | 2020 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 142 | Lithuania | 119,305 | 2024 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 143 | Equatorial Guinea | 117,489 | 2025 | up 51.6% | volatile |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 104,987 | 2025 | down 26.8% | falling |
| 145 | Jamaica | 103,346 | 2025 | down 19.4% | falling |
| 146 | Albania | 96,963 | 2025 | down 38.9% | falling |
| 147 | Singapore | 93,171 | 2025 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 148 | Timor-Leste | 92,707 | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 149 | North Macedonia | 86,782 | 2025 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 150 | Slovenia | 79,135 | 2024 | up 16.4% | falling |
| 151 | Qatar | 78,870 | 2025 | up 61.6% | volatile |
| 152 | Comoros | 68,235 | 2025 | up 16.9% | rising |
| 153 | Eswatini | 66,049 | 2025 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | 64,836 | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Latvia | 62,689 | 2024 | up 14.0% | falling |
| 156 | Fiji | 58,031 | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 157 | Bahrain | 57,034 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 158 | Mauritius | 53,960 | 2025 | down 22.6% | falling |
| 159 | Estonia | 48,903 | 2024 | up 31.2% | falling |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | 48,494 | 2025 | up 3.6% | falling |
| 161 | Réunion | 46,495 | 2025 | down 7.1% | falling |
| 162 | Bhutan | 40,884 | 2025 | down 11.8% | rising |
| 163 | Suriname | 39,032 | 2025 | down 1.4% | rising |
| 164 | Guyana | 39,031 | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 165 | Montenegro | 33,282 | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 166 | Cape Verde | 30,608 | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 29,509 | 2024 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 168 | Western Sahara | 27,025 | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 169 | Luxembourg | 25,547 | 2024 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 170 | Vanuatu | 25,382 | 2025 | up 40.1% | rising |
| 171 | Maldives | 24,515 | 2025 | up 47.0% | rising |
| 172 | Brunei Darussalam | 23,027 | 2025 | down 14.9% | rising |
| 173 | Belize | 22,559 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 174 | French Guiana | 21,523 | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 18,564 | 2025 | up 21.8% | flat |
| 176 | Iceland | 18,097 | 2025 | up 15.4% | rising |
| 177 | Macau, China | 17,700 | 2025 | up 13.5% | falling |
| 178 | Sao Tome and Principe | 16,864 | 2025 | up 26.3% | rising |
| 179 | Bahamas | 16,638 | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 180 | Malta | 16,629 | 2024 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 16,424 | 2025 | down 21.9% | falling |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 15,415 | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 14,973 | 2025 | down 5.7% | rising |
| 184 | Martinique | 13,599 | 2025 | down 22.1% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 9,555 | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 186 | Tonga | 9,212 | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 187 | Barbados | 8,685 | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 188 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 7,323 | 2025 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 189 | Curaçao | 6,554 | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 190 | Seychelles | 5,883 | 2025 | up 44.6% | falling |
| 191 | Saint Lucia | 5,853 | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 192 | Grenada | 4,462 | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 4,003 | 2025 | down 14.9% | falling |
| 194 | Aruba | 3,518 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 195 | Antigua and Barbuda | 3,263 | 2025 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 196 | United States Virgin Islands | 3,025 | 2025 | down 13.3% | falling |
| 197 | Marshall Islands | 2,990 | 2025 | down 12.6% | rising |
| 198 | American Samoa | 2,859 | 2025 | down 13.9% | rising |
| 199 | Andorra | 2,595 | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 200 | Cayman Islands | 2,440 | 2025 | up 26.6% | rising |
| 201 | Bermuda | 2,389 | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 202 | Dominica | 2,142 | 2025 | down 24.6% | falling |
| 203 | Gibraltar | 1,720 | 2025 | up 105.5% | falling |
| 204 | Sint Maarten | 1,500 | 2025 | up 32.0% | rising |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 1,492 | 2025 | up 50.3% | rising |
| 206 | San Marino | 1,443 | 2025 | up 6.9% | flat |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 1,441 | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1,346 | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 209 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1,133 | 2025 | down 1.2% | rising |
| 210 | Monaco | 1,121 | 2025 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 211 | Cook Islands | 949 | 2025 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 212 | Naoero | 920 | 2025 | up 45.6% | rising |
| 213 | Palau | 743 | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 214 | Tuvalu | 682 | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 215 | Anguilla | 548 | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 216 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 264 | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 217 | Tokelau | 180 | 2025 | up 56.5% | rising |
| 218 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 169 | 2025 | up 8.3% | falling |
| 219 | Montserrat | 137 | 2025 | down 11.6% | volatile |
| 220 | Niue | 109 | 2025 | up 23.9% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 435.13 million
- UIS: World 435.13 million
- MDG: World 435.13 million
- WB: World 435.13 million
- UNICEF: World 434.82 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 394.96 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 390.61 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 387.20 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 385.19 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 334.58 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 252.40 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 248.76 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release