School age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, secondary education, male was 8.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.02 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.02 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.37 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 8.02 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
The figure is up 42.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 8.02 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million, in 1973.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 2.37 million | — |
| 1974 | 2.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1975 | 2.42 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 2.45 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 2.39 million | -2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.42 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 2.48 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.71 million | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 2.73 million | +0.8% |
| 1983 | 2.78 million | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 2.82 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 2.87 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 2.92 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.03 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.11 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.19 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 3.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 3.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.80 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 3.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.04 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 4.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.26 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.47 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.62 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.75 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 4.90 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 5.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 5.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 5.38 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 5.63 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 5.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 6.10 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 6.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 7.08 million | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 7.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 8.02 million | +8.4% |
| 2024 | 8.02 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 2.37 million | 2.48 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 2.84 million | 2.54 million | 3.06 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.40 million | 3.11 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.45 million | 3.92 million | 5.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.74 million | 5.18 million | 6.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.55 million | 7.08 million | 8.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 179 Bahamas 16,638 compare
- 180 Malta 16,629 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 16,424 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 15,415 compare
- 183 New Caledonia 14,973 compare
- 184 Martinique 13,599 compare
- 185 Kiribati 9,555 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 8.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 8.02 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million in 1973.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release