School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, secondary education, male was 136.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 136.87 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 137.00 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 117.86 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 117.86 million | — |
| 2000 | 118.56 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 121.06 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 122.44 million | +1.1% |
| 2003 | 123.76 million | +1.1% |
| 2004 | 124.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 125.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 126.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 127.72 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 128.53 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 130.07 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 130.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 132.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 133.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 134.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 135.66 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 136.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 136.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 136.73 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 136.48 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 136.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 136.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 136.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 137.00 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 136.99 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 136.87 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 117.86 million | 117.86 million | 117.86 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 124.96 million | 118.56 million | 130.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 135.08 million | 130.97 million | 136.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 136.80 million | 136.35 million | 137.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 136.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 137.00 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 117.86 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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