School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, tertiary education, male was 3.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
3.19 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.54 million
in 2008
All-time low
3.19 million
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M1999201120241999: 4.0M2000: 4.0M2001: 4.1M2002: 4.2M2003: 4.3M2004: 4.4M2005: 4.5M2006: 4.5M2007: 4.5M2008: 4.5M2009: 4.5M2010: 4.4M2011: 4.3M2012: 4.3M2013: 4.2M2014: 4.1M2015: 3.9M2016: 3.8M2017: 3.7M2018: 3.6M2019: 3.5M2020: 3.4M2021: 3.3M2022: 3.3M2023: 3.2M2024: 3.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 3.19 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 4.54 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 3.19 million, in 2024.

That places GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 189th 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 GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 3.96 million
2000 3.98 million +0.4%
2001 4.09 million +2.8%
2002 4.19 million +2.5%
2003 4.29 million +2.4%
2004 4.43 million +3.2%
2005 4.46 million +0.7%
2006 4.50 million +1.0%
2007 4.53 million +0.6%
2008 4.54 million +0.1%
2009 4.49 million -1.1%
2010 4.42 million -1.6%
2011 4.35 million -1.7%
2012 4.25 million -2.2%
2013 4.17 million -1.9%
2014 4.05 million -2.9%
2015 3.90 million -3.6%
2016 3.80 million -2.7%
2017 3.69 million -2.8%
2018 3.57 million -3.2%
2019 3.47 million -2.8%
2020 3.37 million -2.9%
2021 3.29 million -2.4%
2022 3.25 million -1.2%
2023 3.22 million -1.0%
2024 3.19 million -0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 3.96 million 3.96 million 3.96 million 1
2000s 4.35 million 3.98 million 4.54 million 10
2010s 3.97 million 3.47 million 4.42 million 10
2020s 3.26 million 3.19 million 3.37 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

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  3. 188 Curaçao 5,878 compare
  4. 189 Tonga 5,723 compare
  5. 190 Micronesia, Federated States of 5,555 compare
  6. 191 Kiribati 5,409 compare
  7. 192 Seychelles 4,408 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 3.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 4.54 million in 2008.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 3.19 million in 2024.
How does GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is down 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this GPE: Europe & Central Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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