School age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School age population, secondary education, male was 103.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
103.65 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
30th
of 221 groups
All-time high
107.22 million
in 2016
All-time low
92.97 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia is 103.65 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia peaked at 107.22 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 92.97 million, in 1999.
WB: South Asia ranks 30th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 92.97 million | — |
| 2000 | 93.08 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 95.14 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 96.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 97.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 97.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 98.46 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 99.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 100.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.91 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 101.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 102.52 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 104.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 105.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 105.84 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 106.48 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 106.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 107.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 107.05 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 106.47 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 105.85 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 105.38 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 105.20 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 104.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 104.24 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 103.65 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 92.97 million | 92.97 million | 92.97 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.95 million | 93.08 million | 101.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.76 million | 102.52 million | 107.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 104.65 million | 103.65 million | 105.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 74.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 48.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 24.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 23.82 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia?
- School age population, secondary education, male in WB: South Asia was 103.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 107.22 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 92.97 million in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- WB: South Asia ranks 30th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South 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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February 2026 Data Release