School age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): School age population, secondary education, male was 23.13 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
23.13 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.09 million
in 2000
All-time low
20.54 million
in 2016
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 23.13 million.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 27.09 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 20.54 million, in 2016.
That places WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 27.06 million | — |
| 2000 | 27.09 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 26.77 million | -1.2% |
| 2002 | 26.30 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 25.70 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 25.37 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 24.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2006 | 23.92 million | -3.7% |
| 2007 | 23.18 million | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 22.24 million | -4.1% |
| 2009 | 21.98 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 21.38 million | -2.8% |
| 2011 | 20.92 million | -2.2% |
| 2012 | 20.57 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 20.85 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 20.66 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 20.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 20.54 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 20.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 20.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 20.95 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 21.91 million | +4.6% |
| 2021 | 22.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 22.79 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 23.21 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 23.13 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.06 million | 27.06 million | 27.06 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 24.74 million | 21.98 million | 27.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.77 million | 20.54 million | 21.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.66 million | 21.91 million | 23.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- 137 Uruguay 143,153 compare
- 138 Bosnia and Herzegovina 128,136 compare
- 139 Lesotho 127,746 compare
- 140 Botswana 122,305 compare
- 141 Republic of Moldova 119,338 compare
- 142 Lithuania 119,305 compare
- 143 Equatorial Guinea 117,489 compare
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, secondary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 23.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.09 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.54 million in 2016.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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