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

Latest (2024)
94.38 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
21st
of 221 groups
All-time high
94.38 million
in 2024
All-time low
69.91 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1999201120241999: 69.9M2000: 70.8M2001: 73.4M2002: 75.2M2003: 76.8M2004: 78.4M2005: 79.8M2006: 81.1M2007: 82.2M2008: 83.2M2009: 84.0M2010: 84.8M2011: 86.1M2012: 86.8M2013: 87.5M2014: 88.1M2015: 88.7M2016: 89.3M2017: 90.0M2018: 90.5M2019: 91.2M2020: 91.7M2021: 92.3M2022: 92.9M2023: 93.6M2024: 94.4M

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

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 18 Iran 3.07 million compare
  2. 19 Japan 3.04 million compare
  3. 20 Kenya 2.99 million compare
  4. 21 Uganda 2.61 million compare
  5. 22 South Africa 2.58 million compare
  6. 23 Sudan 2.54 million compare
  7. 24 Iraq 2.29 million compare

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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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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