School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, tertiary education, male was 7.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
7.40 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.26 million
in 2008
All-time low
7.18 million
in 2020
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1999201120241999: 9.1M2000: 9.1M2001: 9.4M2002: 9.7M2003: 9.9M2004: 10.0M2005: 10.1M2006: 10.2M2007: 10.2M2008: 10.3M2009: 10.2M2010: 10.0M2011: 9.7M2012: 9.2M2013: 8.7M2014: 8.3M2015: 8.0M2016: 7.7M2017: 7.5M2018: 7.4M2019: 7.3M2020: 7.2M2021: 7.2M2022: 7.3M2023: 7.3M2024: 7.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 7.40 million.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and down 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 10.26 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 7.18 million, in 2020.

That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 9.07 million
2000 9.11 million +0.4%
2001 9.40 million +3.2%
2002 9.69 million +3.1%
2003 9.90 million +2.2%
2004 9.96 million +0.6%
2005 10.09 million +1.2%
2006 10.21 million +1.2%
2007 10.22 million +0.1%
2008 10.26 million +0.4%
2009 10.24 million -0.3%
2010 9.98 million -2.5%
2011 9.67 million -3.1%
2012 9.20 million -4.9%
2013 8.74 million -5.0%
2014 8.28 million -5.3%
2015 7.99 million -3.5%
2016 7.67 million -4.0%
2017 7.50 million -2.1%
2018 7.36 million -2.0%
2019 7.27 million -1.2%
2020 7.18 million -1.2%
2021 7.22 million +0.5%
2022 7.31 million +1.3%
2023 7.34 million +0.5%
2024 7.40 million +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.07 million 9.07 million 9.07 million 1
2000s 9.91 million 9.11 million 10.26 million 10
2010s 8.37 million 7.27 million 9.98 million 10
2020s 7.29 million 7.18 million 7.40 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

  1. 175 Bahamas 14,311 compare
  2. 176 Malta 14,103 compare
  3. 177 Vanuatu 13,873 compare
  4. 178 French Guiana 13,608 compare
  5. 179 Iceland 13,239 compare
  6. 180 Sao Tome and Principe 12,406 compare
  7. 181 Guadeloupe 12,011 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 7.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 10.26 million in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.18 million in 2020.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release