School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, secondary education, male was 12.26 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
12.26 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.47 million
in 2000
All-time low
10.20 million
in 2014
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1999201120241999: 14.4M2000: 14.5M2001: 14.3M2002: 14.1M2003: 13.7M2004: 13.7M2005: 13.5M2006: 12.9M2007: 12.4M2008: 11.8M2009: 11.3M2010: 10.9M2011: 10.6M2012: 10.4M2013: 10.2M2014: 10.2M2015: 10.3M2016: 10.4M2017: 10.4M2018: 10.6M2019: 10.8M2020: 11.3M2021: 11.6M2022: 11.9M2023: 12.3M2024: 12.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 12.26 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 20.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 14.47 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 10.20 million, in 2014.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 14.43 million
2000 14.47 million +0.3%
2001 14.33 million -1.0%
2002 14.08 million -1.7%
2003 13.74 million -2.4%
2004 13.71 million -0.3%
2005 13.46 million -1.8%
2006 12.90 million -4.2%
2007 12.40 million -3.9%
2008 11.84 million -4.5%
2009 11.30 million -4.6%
2010 10.90 million -3.6%
2011 10.58 million -2.9%
2012 10.39 million -1.8%
2013 10.20 million -1.8%
2014 10.20 million -0.1%
2015 10.26 million +0.6%
2016 10.36 million +1.0%
2017 10.45 million +0.9%
2018 10.59 million +1.3%
2019 10.78 million +1.8%
2020 11.26 million +4.4%
2021 11.58 million +2.9%
2022 11.94 million +3.1%
2023 12.34 million +3.3%
2024 12.26 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 14.43 million 14.43 million 14.43 million 1
2000s 13.22 million 11.30 million 14.47 million 10
2010s 10.47 million 10.20 million 10.90 million 10
2020s 11.88 million 11.26 million 12.34 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 171 Maldives 24,515 compare
  2. 172 Brunei Darussalam 23,027 compare
  3. 173 Belize 22,559 compare
  4. 174 French Guiana 21,523 compare
  5. 175 Samoa 18,564 compare
  6. 176 Iceland 18,097 compare
  7. 177 Macao 17,700 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 12.26 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 14.47 million in 2000.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 10.20 million in 2014.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
School age population, secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,379 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release