School age population, secondary education, male in Euro area

Euro area: School age population, secondary education, male was 13.38 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
13.38 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
38th
of 43 groups
All-time high
19.22 million number
in 1981
All-time low
13.31 million number
in 2016
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, secondary education, male in Euro area, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Euro area recorded 13.38 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2019.

That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and down 1.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Euro area peaked at 19.22 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 13.31 million number, in 2016.

Euro area ranks 38th of 43 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, secondary education, male in Euro area, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in Euro area, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 17.02 million number
1971 17.24 million number +1.3%
1972 17.52 million number +1.7%
1973 17.82 million number +1.7%
1974 18.12 million number +1.7%
1975 18.40 million number +1.6%
1976 18.66 million number +1.4%
1977 18.89 million number +1.3%
1978 19.07 million number +1.0%
1979 19.19 million number +0.6%
1980 19.21 million number +0.1%
1981 19.22 million number +0.0%
1982 19.01 million number -1.1%
1983 18.74 million number -1.4%
1984 18.42 million number -1.7%
1985 18.08 million number -1.8%
1986 17.74 million number -1.9%
1987 17.36 million number -2.1%
1988 16.98 million number -2.2%
1989 16.61 million number -2.2%
1990 16.25 million number -2.1%
1991 15.92 million number -2.0%
1992 15.67 million number -1.6%
1993 15.47 million number -1.3%
1994 15.32 million number -1.0%
1995 15.20 million number -0.8%
1996 14.85 million number -2.3%
1997 14.76 million number -0.6%
1998 14.73 million number -0.2%
1999 14.74 million number +0.1%
2000 14.63 million number -0.8%
2001 14.52 million number -0.7%
2002 14.45 million number -0.5%
2003 14.36 million number -0.6%
2004 14.25 million number -0.8%
2005 14.11 million number -1.0%
2006 13.96 million number -1.1%
2007 13.82 million number -1.0%
2008 13.71 million number -0.8%
2009 13.58 million number -0.9%
2010 13.47 million number -0.8%
2011 13.36 million number -0.8%
2012 13.34 million number -0.2%
2013 13.33 million number -0.1%
2014 13.34 million number +0.1%
2015 13.33 million number -0.1%
2016 13.31 million number -0.1%
2017 13.34 million number +0.2%
2018 13.37 million number +0.3%
2019 13.38 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 18.19 million number 17.02 million number 19.19 million number 10
1980s 18.14 million number 16.61 million number 19.22 million number 10
1990s 15.29 million number 14.73 million number 16.25 million number 10
2000s 14.14 million number 13.58 million number 14.63 million number 10
2010s 13.36 million number 13.31 million number 13.47 million number 10

Countries ranked near Euro area

  1. 35 Madagascar 2.21 million number compare
  2. 36 Argentina 2.18 million number compare
  3. 37 Uzbekistan 2.17 million number compare
  4. 38 Nepal 2.14 million number compare
  5. 39 Cameroon 2.08 million number compare
  6. 40 Côte d'Ivoire 2.08 million number compare
  7. 41 Yemen 2.02 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in Euro area?
School age population, secondary education, male in Euro area was 13.38 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The highest recorded value was 19.22 million number in 1981.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Euro area?
The lowest recorded value was 13.31 million number in 2016.
How does Euro area rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
Euro area ranks 38th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Euro area?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this Euro area 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)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
250 places, 12,261 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.