School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 5.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.45 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
182nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.45 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.91 million
in 1979
Years of data
46
1979–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1979–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 5.45 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 46 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 5.45 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.91 million, in 1979.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 46 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1979 | 1.91 million | — |
| 1980 | 1.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.98 million | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 1.99 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 2.02 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.08 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 2.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 2.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 2.19 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 2.21 million | +0.7% |
| 1990 | 2.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.26 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 2.27 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.35 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 2.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.45 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 2.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 2.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 2.68 million | +4.7% |
| 2000 | 2.80 million | +4.4% |
| 2001 | 2.91 million | +4.1% |
| 2002 | 3.02 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 3.12 million | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 3.20 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 3.30 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 3.41 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 3.51 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 3.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 3.84 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 3.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 4.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 4.21 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.36 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.50 million | +3.4% |
| 2016 | 4.63 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 4.74 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 4.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 4.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 5.07 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 5.19 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 5.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 5.45 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 5.45 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.91 million | 1.91 million | 1.91 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 2.08 million | 1.97 million | 2.21 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.40 million | 2.23 million | 2.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.26 million | 2.80 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.41 million | 3.84 million | 4.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.30 million | 5.07 million | 5.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 179 Iceland 13,239 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 12,406 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 12,011 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 10,762 compare
- 183 New Caledonia 10,725 compare
- 184 Samoa 9,770 compare
- 185 Martinique 9,639 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 612,034 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 5.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.45 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.91 million in 1979.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release