School age population, secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia

SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, secondary education, male was 131.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
131.63 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
131.76 million
in 2022
All-time low
113.99 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024

050.0M100.0M150.0M1999201120241999: 114.0M2000: 114.7M2001: 117.2M2002: 118.6M2003: 119.9M2004: 121.0M2005: 122.0M2006: 122.9M2007: 123.9M2008: 124.7M2009: 125.5M2010: 126.4M2011: 128.2M2012: 129.2M2013: 129.6M2014: 130.4M2015: 131.1M2016: 131.5M2017: 131.6M2018: 131.3M2019: 131.1M2020: 131.2M2021: 131.6M2022: 131.8M2023: 131.8M2024: 131.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

SDG: Southern Asia recorded 131.63 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 131.76 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 113.99 million, in 1999.

That places SDG: Southern Asia 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Southern Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 113.99 million
2000 114.69 million +0.6%
2001 117.21 million +2.2%
2002 118.61 million +1.2%
2003 119.94 million +1.1%
2004 121.03 million +0.9%
2005 121.97 million +0.8%
2006 122.94 million +0.8%
2007 123.86 million +0.8%
2008 124.66 million +0.6%
2009 125.53 million +0.7%
2010 126.39 million +0.7%
2011 128.16 million +1.4%
2012 129.23 million +0.8%
2013 129.56 million +0.3%
2014 130.38 million +0.6%
2015 131.07 million +0.5%
2016 131.48 million +0.3%
2017 131.55 million +0.1%
2018 131.31 million -0.2%
2019 131.13 million -0.1%
2020 131.18 million +0.0%
2021 131.59 million +0.3%
2022 131.76 million +0.1%
2023 131.75 million -0.0%
2024 131.63 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 113.99 million 113.99 million 113.99 million 1
2000s 121.04 million 114.69 million 125.53 million 10
2010s 130.03 million 126.39 million 131.55 million 10
2020s 131.58 million 131.18 million 131.76 million 5

Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia

  1. 19 Kenya 4.11 million compare
  2. 20 Uganda 3.67 million compare
  3. 21 Germany 3.59 million compare
  4. 22 Sudan 3.50 million compare
  5. 23 Japan 3.30 million compare
  6. 24 Iraq 3.27 million compare
  7. 25 France 3.10 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
School age population, secondary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 131.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
The highest recorded value was 131.76 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 113.99 million in 1999.
How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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