School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) was 15.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.13 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
142nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.13 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.96 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 15.13 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 15.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.96 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.96 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.13 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 6.28 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 6.49 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 6.72 million | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 6.94 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 7.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 7.27 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 7.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 7.56 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 7.71 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 7.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 7.78 million | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 7.95 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 8.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 8.34 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 8.53 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 8.71 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 9.08 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 9.28 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 9.50 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 9.77 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 10.12 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 10.45 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 10.75 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 11.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 11.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 11.59 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 11.94 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 12.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 12.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 12.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 13.08 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 13.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 13.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 13.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 13.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 13.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.84 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 13.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 14.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 14.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.43 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 14.57 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 14.92 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 14.95 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 14.94 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 14.83 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 14.73 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 14.71 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 14.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.13 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.79 million | 5.96 million | 7.56 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.30 million | 7.71 million | 9.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.57 million | 9.28 million | 11.94 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.13 million | 12.28 million | 13.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.48 million | 13.84 million | 14.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.86 million | 14.71 million | 15.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 139 Georgia 109,866 compare
- 140 Croatia 102,115 compare
- 141 Puerto Rico 101,903 compare
- 142 Armenia 90,508 compare
- 143 Bosnia and Herzegovina 87,541 compare
- 144 Qatar 86,520 compare
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 81,172 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 15.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.96 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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