School age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 8.48 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
8.48 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
147th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.66 million
in 1999
All-time low
8.08 million
in 2012
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1999201120241999: 9.7M2000: 9.7M2001: 9.6M2002: 9.2M2003: 9.2M2004: 9.1M2005: 9.1M2006: 9.0M2007: 9.0M2008: 8.8M2009: 8.6M2010: 8.4M2011: 8.2M2012: 8.1M2013: 8.2M2014: 8.2M2015: 8.1M2016: 8.2M2017: 8.2M2018: 8.2M2019: 8.1M2020: 8.2M2021: 8.2M2022: 8.3M2023: 8.5M2024: 8.5M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) stood at 8.48 million.

The figure is up 3.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) peaked at 9.66 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 8.08 million, in 2012.

ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 147th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 9.66 million
2000 9.66 million +0.0%
2001 9.57 million -0.9%
2002 9.20 million -3.9%
2003 9.16 million -0.5%
2004 9.13 million -0.3%
2005 9.11 million -0.2%
2006 9.04 million -0.7%
2007 9.02 million -0.2%
2008 8.85 million -1.9%
2009 8.63 million -2.4%
2010 8.42 million -2.5%
2011 8.20 million -2.5%
2012 8.08 million -1.5%
2013 8.20 million +1.6%
2014 8.16 million -0.6%
2015 8.15 million -0.1%
2016 8.22 million +0.8%
2017 8.22 million +0.1%
2018 8.19 million -0.4%
2019 8.12 million -0.8%
2020 8.25 million +1.5%
2021 8.24 million -0.0%
2022 8.33 million +1.0%
2023 8.48 million +1.8%
2024 8.48 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.66 million 9.66 million 9.66 million 1
2000s 9.14 million 8.63 million 9.66 million 10
2010s 8.19 million 8.08 million 8.42 million 10
2020s 8.35 million 8.24 million 8.48 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)

  1. 144 Slovenia 43,386 compare
  2. 145 Jamaica 43,250 compare
  3. 146 North Macedonia 42,436 compare
  4. 147 Moldova 41,938 compare
  5. 148 Albania 41,640 compare
  6. 149 Qatar 38,322 compare
  7. 150 Equatorial Guinea 36,462 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) was 8.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The highest recorded value was 9.66 million in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.08 million in 2012.
How does ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) ranks 147th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203)?
Over the last ten years it is up 3.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ECE: European Union (emu) (unsdcode:98203) 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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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