School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) by country
February 2026 Data Release
Countries reporting
220
Highest
49.83 million
India
Lowest
121
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
166,626
Years covered
56
1970–2025
Data points
20,367
What the numbers show
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 49.83 million in India; the lowest is 121 in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 166,626, and the mean is 987,720.
Over the past decade 147 countries rose and 72 fell. The largest increase was in Zimbabwe (up 186.1%), and the largest decrease in Curaçao (down 52.1%).
School age population, upper secondary education, male: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 49.83 million | 2025 | down 3.2% | rising |
| 1 | Cook Islands | 396 | 2025 | down 5.9% | falling |
| 2 | China | 27.85 million | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 2 | Anguilla | 236 | 2025 | up 11.3% | rising |
| 3 | Pakistan | 11.92 million | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 3 | Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha | 95 | 2025 | up 5.6% | falling |
| 4 | Nigeria | 8.33 million | 2025 | up 37.6% | volatile |
| 4 | Tokelau | 62 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 5 | Indonesia | 7.24 million | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 5 | Montserrat | 61 | 2025 | down 14.1% | volatile |
| 6 | United States | 7.02 million | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 6 | Niue | 48 | 2025 | up 29.7% | falling |
| 7 | Bangladesh | 6.99 million | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 4.92 million | 2025 | up 39.6% | volatile |
| 9 | Brazil | 4.58 million | 2024 | down 11.5% | falling |
| 10 | Mexico | 3.46 million | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 11 | Egypt | 3.44 million | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 12 | Ethiopia | 2.98 million | 2025 | up 26.0% | rising |
| 13 | Kenya | 2.73 million | 2025 | up 31.0% | rising |
| 14 | Türkiye | 2.63 million | 2025 | down 3.3% | rising |
| 15 | Viet Nam | 2.34 million | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 16 | Philippines | 2.33 million | 2025 | up 105.1% | volatile |
| 17 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 2.02 million | 2025 | down 14.8% | rising |
| 18 | Russia | 1.72 million | 2025 | up 25.7% | falling |
| 19 | Sudan | 1.70 million | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 20 | United Kingdom | 1.70 million | 2024 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 21 | Japan | 1.67 million | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 22 | South Africa | 1.64 million | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 23 | Iraq | 1.53 million | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 24 | Italy | 1.50 million | 2024 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 25 | Afghanistan | 1.48 million | 2025 | up 22.0% | volatile |
| 26 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1.47 million | 2025 | up 38.7% | rising |
| 27 | France | 1.34 million | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 28 | Yemen | 1.33 million | 2025 | up 25.4% | volatile |
| 29 | Angola | 1.28 million | 2025 | up 52.2% | volatile |
| 30 | Germany | 1.22 million | 2024 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Algeria | 1.22 million | 2025 | up 36.1% | rising |
| 32 | Thailand | 1.20 million | 2025 | down 15.2% | rising |
| 33 | Nepal | 1.18 million | 2025 | down 13.6% | rising |
| 34 | Uganda | 1.16 million | 2025 | up 34.9% | volatile |
| 35 | Argentina | 1.12 million | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 36 | Ghana | 1.09 million | 2025 | up 24.5% | rising |
| 37 | Madagascar | 1.07 million | 2025 | up 20.8% | rising |
| 38 | Morocco | 1.01 million | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 39 | Côte d'Ivoire | 995,212 | 2025 | up 23.7% | volatile |
| 40 | Cameroon | 958,525 | 2025 | up 36.3% | rising |
| 41 | Syrian Arab Republic | 921,993 | 2025 | up 38.4% | rising |
| 42 | Niger | 916,978 | 2025 | up 62.5% | volatile |
| 43 | Myanmar | 895,994 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 885,911 | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 45 | Somalia | 862,009 | 2025 | up 33.8% | volatile |
| 46 | Mali | 858,246 | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 47 | Malaysia | 856,367 | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 48 | Burkina Faso | 833,817 | 2025 | up 40.5% | rising |
| 49 | Spain | 823,198 | 2024 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 782,767 | 2025 | up 186.1% | rising |
| 51 | Mozambique | 779,939 | 2025 | up 32.3% | rising |
| 52 | Poland | 763,175 | 2024 | up 18.3% | falling |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 760,448 | 2025 | up 10.1% | volatile |
| 54 | Sri Lanka | 730,696 | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 55 | Zambia | 730,600 | 2025 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 56 | Republic of Korea | 710,372 | 2024 | down 28.8% | falling |
| 57 | Canada | 707,838 | 2025 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 58 | Chad | 681,384 | 2025 | up 46.5% | volatile |
| 59 | Burundi | 681,123 | 2025 | up 119.2% | volatile |
| 60 | South Sudan | 646,176 | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 643,267 | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 62 | Uzbekistan | 637,796 | 2025 | down 28.2% | rising |
| 63 | Peru | 584,977 | 2025 | up 10.4% | flat |
| 64 | Guatemala | 573,899 | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 65 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 563,547 | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 66 | Chile | 529,909 | 2025 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 67 | Malawi | 526,535 | 2025 | up 41.7% | rising |
| 68 | Cambodia | 510,378 | 2025 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 69 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 501,628 | 2025 | down 16.5% | falling |
| 70 | Ecuador | 492,595 | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 71 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 486,690 | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 72 | Guinea | 478,090 | 2025 | up 21.5% | rising |
| 73 | Benin | 475,400 | 2025 | up 32.1% | rising |
| 74 | Haiti | 472,251 | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 75 | Ukraine | 466,938 | 2025 | up 20.5% | falling |
| 76 | Rwanda | 457,006 | 2025 | up 37.6% | rising |
| 77 | Romania | 453,087 | 2024 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 78 | Sierra Leone | 388,016 | 2025 | up 25.6% | volatile |
| 79 | Tunisia | 377,980 | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 80 | Kazakhstan | 364,935 | 2025 | up 52.9% | flat |
| 81 | Australia | 342,699 | 2024 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 82 | Togo | 311,765 | 2025 | up 35.2% | rising |
| 83 | Netherlands | 303,225 | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 84 | Belgium | 286,775 | 2024 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 85 | Dominican Republic | 282,088 | 2025 | down 27.4% | rising |
| 86 | Czechia | 250,199 | 2024 | up 31.5% | falling |
| 87 | Israel | 242,397 | 2025 | up 22.4% | rising |
| 88 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 227,153 | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 89 | Papua New Guinea | 219,310 | 2025 | down 42.1% | rising |
| 90 | Honduras | 218,381 | 2025 | down 31.0% | rising |
| 91 | Libya | 212,059 | 2025 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 92 | Congo | 207,315 | 2025 | up 43.0% | rising |
| 93 | Hungary | 202,410 | 2024 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 94 | Liberia | 201,981 | 2025 | up 35.8% | rising |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 197,941 | 2025 | up 101.5% | volatile |
| 96 | Central African Republic | 197,581 | 2025 | up 19.6% | rising |
| 97 | Tajikistan | 194,365 | 2025 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 98 | Sweden | 189,060 | 2024 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 99 | Jordan | 186,304 | 2025 | up 38.9% | rising |
| 100 | Switzerland | 184,836 | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 101 | Paraguay | 182,787 | 2025 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 102 | Cuba | 181,584 | 2025 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 103 | Austria | 180,798 | 2024 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 104 | State of Palestine | 176,730 | 2025 | up 84.8% | volatile |
| 105 | Eritrea | 174,802 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 106 | El Salvador | 173,264 | 2025 | down 21.1% | rising |
| 107 | Greece | 173,228 | 2024 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 108 | Mauritania | 171,714 | 2025 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 109 | Azerbaijan | 171,374 | 2025 | up 19.1% | falling |
| 110 | Bulgaria | 166,696 | 2024 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 111 | Lebanon | 166,555 | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 112 | Portugal | 158,668 | 2024 | down 6.2% | falling |
| 113 | Nicaragua | 134,213 | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 114 | Serbia | 133,505 | 2025 | down 11.3% | falling |
| 115 | Kyrgyzstan | 131,064 | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 116 | Turkmenistan | 118,814 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 117 | Panama | 113,468 | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 118 | Slovak Republic | 111,322 | 2024 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 119 | Belarus | 110,721 | 2025 | up 17.7% | falling |
| 120 | New Zealand | 108,670 | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 121 | Denmark | 107,404 | 2024 | down 2.2% | rising |
| 122 | Norway | 102,649 | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 123 | Finland | 96,559 | 2024 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 124 | Mongolia | 95,274 | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 125 | Gambia | 93,597 | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 126 | Kuwait | 92,574 | 2025 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 127 | Hong Kong (China) | 80,600 | 2025 | down 22.4% | falling |
| 128 | Croatia | 79,922 | 2024 | down 18.8% | falling |
| 129 | Georgia | 77,364 | 2025 | up 12.5% | falling |
| 130 | Costa Rica | 76,606 | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 131 | Guinea-Bissau | 75,424 | 2025 | up 28.9% | volatile |
| 132 | Ireland | 75,025 | 2024 | up 25.2% | rising |
| 133 | Gabon | 74,833 | 2025 | up 30.4% | rising |
| 134 | Uruguay | 72,186 | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 135 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 67,010 | 2025 | down 25.6% | falling |
| 136 | Oman | 63,798 | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 137 | Armenia | 60,297 | 2025 | up 9.1% | falling |
| 138 | Namibia | 56,338 | 2025 | up 17.0% | rising |
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 55,548 | 2025 | down 23.7% | falling |
| 140 | Lesotho | 49,782 | 2025 | up 10.9% | rising |
| 141 | Botswana | 48,516 | 2025 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 142 | Singapore | 48,107 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 143 | Timor-Leste | 46,840 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 144 | Slovenia | 43,386 | 2024 | up 9.9% | falling |
| 145 | Jamaica | 43,250 | 2025 | down 19.1% | falling |
| 146 | North Macedonia | 42,436 | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 147 | Republic of Moldova | 41,938 | 2020 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 148 | Albania | 41,640 | 2025 | down 42.1% | falling |
| 149 | Qatar | 38,322 | 2025 | up 73.3% | volatile |
| 150 | Equatorial Guinea | 36,462 | 2025 | up 46.0% | rising |
| 151 | Solomon Islands | 35,379 | 2025 | up 31.7% | volatile |
| 152 | Mauritius | 32,300 | 2025 | down 19.0% | falling |
| 153 | Latvia | 31,123 | 2024 | up 11.0% | falling |
| 154 | Lithuania | 27,932 | 2024 | down 24.3% | falling |
| 155 | Comoros | 27,904 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 156 | Bahrain | 27,021 | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 157 | Eswatini | 26,132 | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 158 | Fiji | 24,627 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 159 | Estonia | 23,688 | 2024 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 160 | Réunion | 20,588 | 2025 | down 3.1% | flat |
| 161 | Trinidad and Tobago | 19,439 | 2025 | up 3.7% | falling |
| 162 | Suriname | 16,634 | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 163 | Montenegro | 16,609 | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 164 | Brunei Darussalam | 16,197 | 2025 | down 17.6% | volatile |
| 165 | Guyana | 15,383 | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 166 | Cabo Verde | 15,128 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 167 | Cyprus | 14,559 | 2024 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 168 | Luxembourg | 14,517 | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 169 | Bhutan | 13,690 | 2025 | down 15.0% | rising |
| 170 | Western Sahara | 13,166 | 2025 | up 20.5% | rising |
| 171 | Samoa | 12,798 | 2025 | up 18.5% | flat |
| 172 | Iceland | 10,301 | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 173 | Vanuatu | 9,965 | 2025 | up 35.4% | rising |
| 174 | Malta | 9,409 | 2024 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 175 | French Guiana | 9,270 | 2025 | up 17.7% | rising |
| 176 | Bahamas | 8,576 | 2025 | down 5.1% | rising |
| 177 | Sao Tome and Principe | 8,408 | 2025 | up 34.6% | rising |
| 178 | Macau, China | 8,200 | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 179 | Belize | 7,732 | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 180 | Maldives | 7,423 | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 181 | Guadeloupe | 7,329 | 2025 | down 19.8% | falling |
| 182 | French Polynesia | 6,718 | 2025 | down 3.9% | rising |
| 183 | New Caledonia | 6,451 | 2025 | down 5.9% | rising |
| 184 | Martinique | 6,262 | 2025 | down 18.9% | falling |
| 185 | Kiribati | 5,108 | 2025 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 186 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 4,843 | 2025 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 187 | Tonga | 3,829 | 2025 | up 76.7% | flat |
| 188 | Barbados | 3,611 | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 189 | Seychelles | 3,310 | 2025 | up 47.0% | flat |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 2,570 | 2025 | down 15.4% | flat |
| 191 | Aruba | 2,102 | 2025 | down 7.2% | rising |
| 192 | Curaçao | 2,093 | 2025 | down 52.1% | falling |
| 193 | Marshall Islands | 2,047 | 2025 | up 93.8% | rising |
| 194 | Grenada | 1,787 | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 1,606 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 196 | Virgin Islands U.S. | 1,531 | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 197 | Bermuda | 1,445 | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1,418 | 2025 | up 4.0% | falling |
| 199 | Cayman Islands | 1,256 | 2025 | up 24.4% | rising |
| 200 | Gibraltar | 976 | 2025 | up 129.6% | rising |
| 201 | American Samoa | 958 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 202 | San Marino | 927 | 2025 | up 14.3% | flat |
| 203 | Sint Maarten | 916 | 2025 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 204 | Andorra | 910 | 2025 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 848 | 2025 | up 113.1% | rising |
| 206 | Dominica | 844 | 2025 | down 27.5% | falling |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 619 | 2025 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 575 | 2025 | down 26.5% | falling |
| 209 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 498 | 2025 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 210 | Palau | 488 | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 211 | Monaco | 480 | 2025 | down 6.1% | rising |
| 212 | Nauru | 284 | 2025 | up 33.3% | rising |
| 213 | Tuvalu | 275 | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 121 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- SDG: World 213.09 million
- UIS: World 213.09 million
- WB: World 213.09 million
- MDG: World 213.09 million
- UNICEF: World 212.93 million
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 193.44 million
- WB: Ida & Ibrd Total 191.45 million
- MDG: Developing Regions 190.49 million
- WB: Low & Middle Income (july 2025) 189.74 million
- WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 166.21 million
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 126.65 million
- WB: Ibrd Only 125.65 million
About this data
February 2026 Data Release