School age population, secondary education, male in European Union

European Union: School age population, secondary education, male was 19.72 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling

Latest (2019)
19.72 million number
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
2nd
of 2 groups
All-time high
28.04 million number
in 1981
All-time low
19.63 million number
in 2017
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, secondary education, male in European Union, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

European Union recorded 19.72 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2019.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in European Union peaked at 28.04 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 19.63 million number, in 2017.

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

School age population, secondary education, male in European Union, year by year

Annual values for School age population, secondary education, male (number) in European Union, 1970 to 2019.
Year number Change
1970 26.20 million number
1971 26.45 million number +1.0%
1972 26.74 million number +1.1%
1973 27.02 million number +1.1%
1974 27.28 million number +1.0%
1975 27.51 million number +0.8%
1976 27.68 million number +0.6%
1977 27.85 million number +0.6%
1978 27.96 million number +0.4%
1979 28.03 million number +0.2%
1980 28.03 million number +0.0%
1981 28.04 million number +0.0%
1982 27.82 million number -0.8%
1983 27.55 million number -1.0%
1984 27.24 million number -1.1%
1985 26.89 million number -1.3%
1986 26.52 million number -1.4%
1987 26.13 million number -1.5%
1988 25.73 million number -1.5%
1989 25.33 million number -1.5%
1990 24.96 million number -1.5%
1991 24.62 million number -1.4%
1992 24.32 million number -1.2%
1993 24.07 million number -1.0%
1994 23.88 million number -0.8%
1995 23.70 million number -0.7%
1996 23.31 million number -1.7%
1997 23.20 million number -0.4%
1998 23.12 million number -0.3%
1999 23.10 million number -0.1%
2000 22.97 million number -0.6%
2001 22.84 million number -0.6%
2002 22.72 million number -0.5%
2003 22.63 million number -0.4%
2004 22.44 million number -0.8%
2005 22.19 million number -1.1%
2006 21.90 million number -1.3%
2007 21.61 million number -1.3%
2008 21.32 million number -1.3%
2009 21.02 million number -1.4%
2010 20.73 million number -1.4%
2011 20.45 million number -1.4%
2012 20.25 million number -1.0%
2013 20.08 million number -0.9%
2014 19.93 million number -0.7%
2015 19.78 million number -0.8%
2016 19.65 million number -0.6%
2017 19.63 million number -0.1%
2018 19.67 million number +0.2%
2019 19.72 million number +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 27.27 million number 26.20 million number 28.03 million number 10
1980s 26.93 million number 25.33 million number 28.04 million number 10
1990s 23.83 million number 23.10 million number 24.96 million number 10
2000s 22.16 million number 21.02 million number 22.97 million number 10
2010s 19.99 million number 19.63 million number 20.73 million number 10

Countries ranked near European Union

  1. 1 India 93.69 million number compare
  2. 2 China 53.20 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 16.62 million number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 14.40 million number compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 14.16 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, secondary education, male in European Union?
School age population, secondary education, male in European Union was 19.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in European Union?
The highest recorded value was 28.04 million number in 1981.
What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in European Union?
The lowest recorded value was 19.63 million number in 2017.
How does European Union rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
European Union ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in European Union?
Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this European Union 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.