School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) was 126.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
126.65 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
11th
of 221 groups
All-time high
134.70 million
in 2006
All-time low
85.54 million
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 126.65 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 134.70 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 85.54 million, in 1976.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 88.11 million | — |
| 1971 | 88.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1972 | 89.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 89.53 million | +0.2% |
| 1974 | 87.03 million | -2.8% |
| 1975 | 85.65 million | -1.6% |
| 1976 | 85.54 million | -0.1% |
| 1977 | 85.87 million | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 98.19 million | +14.4% |
| 1979 | 105.71 million | +7.7% |
| 1980 | 112.30 million | +6.2% |
| 1981 | 114.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 113.14 million | -1.1% |
| 1983 | 112.67 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 114.06 million | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 115.52 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 118.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 117.87 million | -0.1% |
| 1988 | 117.55 million | -0.3% |
| 1989 | 116.58 million | -0.8% |
| 1990 | 115.47 million | -1.0% |
| 1991 | 113.65 million | -1.6% |
| 1992 | 111.79 million | -1.6% |
| 1993 | 109.90 million | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 109.43 million | -0.4% |
| 1995 | 110.01 million | +0.5% |
| 1996 | 111.68 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 113.80 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 120.36 million | +5.8% |
| 1999 | 121.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 122.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 123.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 127.13 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 130.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 132.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 133.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 134.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 133.54 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 130.97 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 128.19 million | -2.1% |
| 2010 | 126.95 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 126.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 126.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 125.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 125.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 125.20 million | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 125.17 million | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 125.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 125.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 124.49 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 124.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 124.58 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 125.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 126.00 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 126.65 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 90.33 million | 85.54 million | 105.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 115.21 million | 112.30 million | 118.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 113.73 million | 109.43 million | 121.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 129.67 million | 122.28 million | 134.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 125.65 million | 124.49 million | 126.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 125.35 million | 124.29 million | 126.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 126.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 134.70 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 85.54 million in 1976.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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