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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

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Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release