School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe
SDG: Europe: School age population, tertiary education, male was 20.17 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe is 20.17 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe peaked at 26.17 million in 2003 and was at its lowest, 20.14 million, in 2021.
That places SDG: Europe 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 25.82 million | — |
| 2000 | 25.83 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 26.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 26.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 26.17 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 26.06 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 26.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 25.88 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 25.66 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 25.50 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 25.24 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 24.81 million | -1.7% |
| 2011 | 24.23 million | -2.3% |
| 2012 | 23.50 million | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 22.72 million | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 21.90 million | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 21.23 million | -3.1% |
| 2016 | 20.80 million | -2.0% |
| 2017 | 20.52 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 20.30 million | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 20.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 20.18 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 20.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 20.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 20.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 20.17 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.82 million | 25.82 million | 25.82 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 25.85 million | 25.24 million | 26.17 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.02 million | 20.23 million | 24.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.16 million | 20.14 million | 20.19 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Europe
More education data for SDG: Europe
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 76.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 20.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 19.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 20.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 32.93 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Europe was 20.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 26.17 million in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.14 million in 2021.
- How does SDG: Europe rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Europe ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Europe 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