School age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 3.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.85 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.85 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.38 million
in 1976
Years of data
45
1976–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1976–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 3.85 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 45 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 24.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 3.85 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1976.
That places ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1976 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1981 | 1.51 million | +9.9% |
| 1982 | 1.52 million | +0.5% |
| 1983 | 1.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 1.57 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 1.59 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 1.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.65 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 1.68 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 1.68 million | +0.5% |
| 1990 | 1.70 million | +1.0% |
| 1991 | 1.72 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 1.73 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.81 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.85 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 1.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 1.94 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 1.98 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 2.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 2.11 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 2.19 million | +3.5% |
| 2002 | 2.26 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 2.32 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 2.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 2.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 2.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 2.64 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 2.75 million | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 2.86 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 2.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 2.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 3.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 3.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.46 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 3.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 3.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 3.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 3.77 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 3.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 3.85 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1.38 million | 1 |
| 1980s | 1.60 million | 1.51 million | 1.68 million | 9 |
| 1990s | 1.84 million | 1.70 million | 2.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.41 million | 2.11 million | 2.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.17 million | 2.86 million | 3.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.75 million | 3.60 million | 3.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 175 French Guiana 9,270 compare
- 176 Bahamas 8,576 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 8,408 compare
- 178 Macau, China 8,200 compare
- 179 Belize 7,732 compare
- 180 Maldives 7,423 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 7,329 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 7.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 3.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 3.85 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1976.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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