School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 94.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia stood at 94.38 million. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 94.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 69.91 million, in 1999.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 69.91 million | — |
| 2000 | 70.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 73.37 million | +3.7% |
| 2002 | 75.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 76.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 78.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 79.83 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 81.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 82.24 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 83.21 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 84.03 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 84.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 86.05 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 86.76 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 87.48 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 88.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 88.71 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 89.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 89.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 90.54 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 91.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 91.75 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 92.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 92.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 93.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 94.38 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 69.91 million | 69.91 million | 69.91 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 78.50 million | 70.75 million | 84.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 88.30 million | 84.80 million | 91.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.99 million | 91.75 million | 94.38 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 94.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.38 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.91 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Southern Asia 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