School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income): School age population, tertiary education, male was 8.51 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.51 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.37 million
in 2007
All-time low
8.48 million
in 2023
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M1999201120241999: 9.5M2000: 9.6M2001: 9.8M2002: 9.9M2003: 10.1M2004: 10.3M2005: 10.3M2006: 10.4M2007: 10.4M2008: 10.4M2009: 10.3M2010: 10.2M2011: 10.0M2012: 9.9M2013: 9.7M2014: 9.6M2015: 9.3M2016: 9.2M2017: 9.1M2018: 8.9M2019: 8.8M2020: 8.7M2021: 8.6M2022: 8.5M2023: 8.5M2024: 8.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) recorded 8.51 million for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) peaked at 10.37 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 8.48 million, in 2023.

WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 9.52 million
2000 9.56 million +0.4%
2001 9.75 million +2.0%
2002 9.94 million +1.9%
2003 10.08 million +1.4%
2004 10.26 million +1.8%
2005 10.30 million +0.4%
2006 10.35 million +0.5%
2007 10.37 million +0.2%
2008 10.36 million -0.1%
2009 10.29 million -0.7%
2010 10.18 million -1.1%
2011 10.03 million -1.5%
2012 9.87 million -1.6%
2013 9.73 million -1.4%
2014 9.55 million -1.8%
2015 9.35 million -2.1%
2016 9.22 million -1.3%
2017 9.08 million -1.5%
2018 8.93 million -1.7%
2019 8.84 million -1.0%
2020 8.73 million -1.2%
2021 8.56 million -1.9%
2022 8.48 million -1.0%
2023 8.48 million -0.0%
2024 8.51 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.52 million 9.52 million 9.52 million 1
2000s 10.13 million 9.56 million 10.37 million 10
2010s 9.48 million 8.84 million 10.18 million 10
2020s 8.55 million 8.48 million 8.73 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)

  1. 172 Luxembourg 19,345 compare
  2. 173 Brunei Darussalam 18,277 compare
  3. 174 Maldives 16,018 compare
  4. 175 Bahamas 14,311 compare
  5. 176 Malta 14,103 compare
  6. 177 Vanuatu 13,873 compare
  7. 178 French Guiana 13,608 compare

See the full ranking of 442 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) was 8.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The highest recorded value was 10.37 million in 2007.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.48 million in 2023.
How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (excluding High Income) 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