School age population, tertiary education, male in United States
United States: School age population, tertiary education, male was 10.98 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
10.98 million number
Change on year
down 0.7%
World rank
4th
of 203 countries
All-time high
11.55 million number
in 2013
All-time low
8.66 million number
in 1970
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, tertiary education, male in United States, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in United States is 10.98 million number, measured in 2018.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in United States peaked at 11.55 million number in 2013 and was at its lowest, 8.66 million number, in 1970.
United States ranks 4th of 203 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, male in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 8.90 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 9.30 million number | +4.6% |
| 1973 | 9.64 million number | +3.6% |
| 1974 | 9.92 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 10.36 million number | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.55 million number | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 10.72 million number | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 10.86 million number | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 10.99 million number | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 11.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 11.14 million number | +0.4% |
| 1983 | 11.11 million number | -0.3% |
| 1984 | 11.01 million number | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 10.85 million number | -1.4% |
| 1986 | 10.66 million number | -1.8% |
| 1987 | 10.43 million number | -2.1% |
| 1988 | 10.20 million number | -2.1% |
| 1989 | 10.00 million number | -2.0% |
| 1990 | 9.82 million number | -1.8% |
| 1991 | 9.67 million number | -1.5% |
| 1992 | 9.50 million number | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 9.35 million number | -1.5% |
| 1994 | 9.25 million number | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 9.21 million number | -0.4% |
| 1996 | 9.25 million number | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 9.34 million number | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 9.46 million number | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 9.69 million number | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 9.96 million number | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 10.22 million number | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 10.49 million number | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 10.64 million number | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 10.70 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 10.79 million number | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 10.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 10.91 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 11.02 million number | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 11.18 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 11.29 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 11.45 million number | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 11.55 million number | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 11.55 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 11.42 million number | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 11.28 million number | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 11.14 million number | -1.3% |
| 2017 | 11.05 million number | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 10.98 million number | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.91 million number | 8.66 million number | 10.86 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.75 million number | 10.00 million number | 11.14 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.45 million number | 9.21 million number | 9.82 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.67 million number | 9.96 million number | 11.18 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.30 million number | 10.98 million number | 11.55 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of lower secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in United States?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in United States was 10.98 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 11.55 million number in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.66 million number in 1970.
- How does United States rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- United States ranks 4th out of 203 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.