School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) was 102.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
102.67 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
102.67 million
in 2024
All-time low
25.99 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 102.67 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 102.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.99 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male (number) (population) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.99 million | — |
| 1971 | 26.55 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 27.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 28.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 29.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 29.92 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 30.75 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 31.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 32.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 33.29 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 34.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 35.49 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 36.29 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 37.36 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 38.69 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 39.83 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 40.23 million | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 41.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 42.63 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 43.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 44.71 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 45.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 46.98 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 48.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 49.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 51.37 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 52.91 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 53.98 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 55.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 56.84 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 58.29 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 59.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 61.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 62.46 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 63.82 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 65.12 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 66.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 67.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 69.25 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 70.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 72.08 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 73.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 75.19 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 77.01 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 78.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 80.66 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 82.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 84.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 87.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 89.76 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 92.87 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 95.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 98.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 101.47 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 102.67 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 29.51 million | 25.99 million | 33.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 38.95 million | 34.26 million | 43.33 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.58 million | 44.71 million | 56.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 64.46 million | 58.29 million | 70.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.20 million | 72.08 million | 89.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.17 million | 92.87 million | 102.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 29 Yemen 2.73 million compare
- 30 South Africa 2.73 million compare
- 31 Angola 2.72 million compare
- 32 Myanmar 2.69 million compare
- 33 Colombia 2.60 million compare
- 34 Madagascar 2.59 million compare
- 35 Cote d'Ivoire 2.38 million compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, secondary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 102.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 102.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.99 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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