School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, secondary education, male was 54.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.96 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.96 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.20 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 54.96 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 30.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 54.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.20 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 13.20 million
1971 13.52 million +2.4%
1972 13.83 million +2.3%
1973 14.20 million +2.7%
1974 14.53 million +2.3%
1975 14.91 million +2.6%
1976 15.31 million +2.6%
1977 15.64 million +2.2%
1978 16.06 million +2.7%
1979 16.52 million +2.9%
1980 16.93 million +2.5%
1981 17.41 million +2.8%
1982 17.51 million +0.6%
1983 17.97 million +2.6%
1984 18.62 million +3.6%
1985 19.06 million +2.4%
1986 19.46 million +2.1%
1987 19.79 million +1.7%
1988 20.15 million +1.8%
1989 20.53 million +1.9%
1990 20.99 million +2.3%
1991 21.45 million +2.2%
1992 22.00 million +2.6%
1993 22.70 million +3.2%
1994 23.43 million +3.2%
1995 24.19 million +3.2%
1996 24.86 million +2.8%
1997 25.23 million +1.5%
1998 25.78 million +2.2%
1999 26.56 million +3.0%
2000 27.38 million +3.1%
2001 28.21 million +3.0%
2002 29.16 million +3.4%
2003 30.65 million +5.1%
2004 31.68 million +3.3%
2005 32.70 million +3.2%
2006 33.79 million +3.3%
2007 34.88 million +3.3%
2008 35.96 million +3.1%
2009 37.10 million +3.2%
2010 38.26 million +3.1%
2011 39.39 million +2.9%
2012 40.49 million +2.8%
2013 41.89 million +3.5%
2014 42.19 million +0.7%
2015 43.33 million +2.7%
2016 44.47 million +2.6%
2017 45.61 million +2.6%
2018 46.85 million +2.7%
2019 48.14 million +2.8%
2020 50.03 million +3.9%
2021 51.41 million +2.8%
2022 52.72 million +2.5%
2023 54.48 million +3.3%
2024 54.96 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 14.77 million 13.20 million 16.52 million 10
1980s 18.74 million 16.93 million 20.53 million 10
1990s 23.72 million 20.99 million 26.56 million 10
2000s 32.15 million 27.38 million 37.10 million 10
2010s 43.06 million 38.26 million 48.14 million 10
2020s 52.72 million 50.03 million 54.96 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 70 Australia 1.03 million compare
  2. 71 Cambodia 1.02 million compare
  3. 72 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 997,866 compare
  4. 73 Ecuador 992,611 compare
  5. 74 South Sudan 991,441 compare
  6. 75 Rwanda 935,781 compare
  7. 76 Romania 897,069 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 54.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 54.96 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 13.20 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 30.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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