School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)
WB: Low Income (july 2025): School age population, tertiary education, male was 36.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.22 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
77th
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.54 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) stood at 36.22 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 36.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.54 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.66 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 8.78 million | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 8.99 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 9.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 9.54 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 9.75 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 9.99 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 10.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 10.44 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.67 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 10.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 11.11 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 11.46 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 11.75 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 12.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 12.45 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 12.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 13.13 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 13.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 13.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 14.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 14.34 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 14.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 14.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 15.45 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 15.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1997 | 16.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 16.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 17.07 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 17.65 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 18.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 18.73 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 19.32 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 19.91 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 20.55 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 21.26 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 22.06 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 22.86 million | +3.6% |
| 2009 | 23.61 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 24.40 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 25.19 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 26.02 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 26.88 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 27.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 28.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 29.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 30.08 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 30.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 31.92 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 32.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 33.92 million | +3.1% |
| 2022 | 34.90 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 35.87 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 36.22 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.41 million | 8.54 million | 10.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.98 million | 10.67 million | 13.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.27 million | 13.79 million | 17.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.41 million | 17.65 million | 23.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.05 million | 24.40 million | 31.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.76 million | 32.90 million | 36.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Low Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.02 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.16 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.75 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.47 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.25 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.76 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.49 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 36.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.54 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 77th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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