School age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 74.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
74.28 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.65 million
in 2017
All-time low
63.18 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: South and West Asia recorded 74.28 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 74.65 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 63.18 million, in 1999.
That places AIMS: South and West Asia 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 63.18 million | — |
| 2000 | 63.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 65.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 66.29 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 67.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 67.83 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 68.45 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 69.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 69.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 70.10 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 70.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 71.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 71.99 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 72.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 72.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 73.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 74.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 74.29 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 74.62 million | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.41 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 74.20 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 74.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.30 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 74.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.28 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 63.18 million | 63.18 million | 63.18 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 67.81 million | 63.65 million | 70.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.43 million | 71.07 million | 74.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.26 million | 74.20 million | 74.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: South and West Asia
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.02 million compare
- 18 Russian Federation 1.72 million compare
- 19 Sudan 1.70 million compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.70 million compare
- 21 Japan 1.67 million compare
- 22 South Africa 1.64 million compare
- 23 Iraq 1.53 million compare
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in AIMS: South and West Asia was 74.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 74.65 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.18 million in 1999.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release