School age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia
Europe & Central Asia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 27.23 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
Latest (2019)
27.23 million number
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
26th
of 43 groups
All-time high
34.11 million number
in 1982
All-time low
27.23 million number
in 2019
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Europe & Central Asia recorded 27.23 million number for school age population, tertiary education, male in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia peaked at 34.11 million number in 1982 and was at its lowest, 27.23 million number, in 2019.
Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th of 43 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 29.85 million number | — |
| 1971 | 30.47 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 31.00 million number | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 31.47 million number | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 31.93 million number | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 32.36 million number | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 32.77 million number | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 33.14 million number | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 33.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 33.75 million number | +0.8% |
| 1980 | 33.96 million number | +0.6% |
| 1981 | 34.09 million number | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 34.11 million number | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 34.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 33.78 million number | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 33.46 million number | -1.0% |
| 1986 | 33.10 million number | -1.1% |
| 1987 | 32.79 million number | -0.9% |
| 1988 | 32.63 million number | -0.5% |
| 1989 | 32.58 million number | -0.2% |
| 1990 | 32.63 million number | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 32.73 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 32.74 million number | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 32.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 32.49 million number | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 32.31 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 32.11 million number | -0.6% |
| 1997 | 32.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 31.89 million number | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 31.99 million number | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 32.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 32.37 million number | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 32.58 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 32.77 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 32.83 million number | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.94 million number | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 33.08 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.16 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.97 million number | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 32.60 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 32.03 million number | -1.7% |
| 2012 | 31.28 million number | -2.4% |
| 2013 | 30.52 million number | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 29.80 million number | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 29.11 million number | -2.3% |
| 2016 | 28.45 million number | -2.3% |
| 2017 | 27.90 million number | -1.9% |
| 2018 | 27.40 million number | -1.8% |
| 2019 | 27.23 million number | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 32.02 million number | 29.85 million number | 33.75 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.45 million number | 32.58 million number | 34.11 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 32.35 million number | 31.89 million number | 32.74 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 32.80 million number | 32.19 million number | 33.17 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.63 million number | 27.23 million number | 32.60 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Europe & Central Asia
- 23 Germany 2.31 million number compare
- 24 Colombia 2.22 million number compare
- 25 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 2.05 million number compare
- 26 France 1.98 million number compare
- 27 Afghanistan 1.97 million number compare
- 28 Sudan 1.95 million number compare
- 29 Argentina 1.77 million number compare
More education data for Europe & Central Asia
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.0527 % change on previous year (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 17.2% (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0564 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.52 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.3% (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 83.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 52.35 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Europe & Central Asia was 27.23 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 34.11 million number in 1982.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Europe & Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.23 million number in 2019.
- How does Europe & Central Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Europe & Central Asia ranks 26th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Europe & Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Europe & Central 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.