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
School age population, tertiary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 175 Bahamas 14,311 compare
- 176 Malta 14,103 compare
- 177 Vanuatu 13,873 compare
- 178 French Guiana 13,608 compare
- 179 Iceland 13,239 compare
- 180 Sao Tome and Principe 12,406 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 12,011 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,466 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 699,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release