School age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend
Late-demographic dividend: School age population, tertiary education, male was 78.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
78.29 million number
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
11th
of 43 groups
All-time high
104.65 million number
in 2009
All-time low
66.25 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend stood at 78.29 million number.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend peaked at 104.65 million number in 2009 and was at its lowest, 66.25 million number, in 1970.
That places Late-demographic dividend 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 66.25 million number | — |
| 1971 | 69.89 million number | +5.5% |
| 1972 | 72.34 million number | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 73.85 million number | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 74.24 million number | +0.5% |
| 1975 | 74.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 1976 | 73.92 million number | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 74.62 million number | +1.0% |
| 1978 | 75.20 million number | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 75.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 76.96 million number | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 78.78 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 81.22 million number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 83.74 million number | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 86.23 million number | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 88.81 million number | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 91.54 million number | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 94.11 million number | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 96.46 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 98.12 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 99.21 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 99.75 million number | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 99.35 million number | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 98.52 million number | -0.8% |
| 1994 | 97.19 million number | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 95.20 million number | -2.0% |
| 1996 | 92.50 million number | -2.8% |
| 1997 | 90.03 million number | -2.7% |
| 1998 | 87.68 million number | -2.6% |
| 1999 | 85.18 million number | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 85.25 million number | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 85.00 million number | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 85.71 million number | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 87.13 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 89.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 92.79 million number | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 96.74 million number | +4.3% |
| 2007 | 101.09 million number | +4.5% |
| 2008 | 104.03 million number | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 104.65 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 103.94 million number | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 99.74 million number | -4.0% |
| 2012 | 95.17 million number | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 90.48 million number | -4.9% |
| 2014 | 86.73 million number | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 83.74 million number | -3.5% |
| 2016 | 81.86 million number | -2.2% |
| 2017 | 80.61 million number | -1.5% |
| 2018 | 79.26 million number | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 78.29 million number | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 73.01 million number | 66.25 million number | 75.76 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 87.60 million number | 76.96 million number | 98.12 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 94.46 million number | 85.18 million number | 99.75 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 93.18 million number | 85.00 million number | 104.65 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.98 million number | 78.29 million number | 103.94 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Late-demographic dividend
- 8 Bangladesh 7.84 million number compare
- 9 Mexico 5.53 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 5.19 million number compare
- 11 Ethiopia 4.72 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 4.23 million number compare
- 13 Vietnam 3.53 million number compare
- 14 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.53 million number compare
More education data for Late-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 68.9% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.0% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 10.38 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 100.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 10.38 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0045 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 99.9% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.5306 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in Late-demographic dividend was 78.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 104.65 million number in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in Late-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.25 million number in 1970.
- How does Late-demographic dividend rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- Late-demographic dividend ranks 11th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in Late-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is down 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Late-demographic dividend 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.