School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) was 13.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
13.32 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.62 million
in 2017
All-time low
4.41 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 13.32 million.

That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and down 0.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 13.62 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 4.41 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

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: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.41 million —
1971 4.53 million +2.7%
1972 4.65 million +2.7%
1973 4.79 million +3.1%
1974 4.94 million +3.1%
1975 5.08 million +2.9%
1976 5.18 million +1.9%
1977 5.21 million +0.7%
1978 5.37 million +3.0%
1979 5.44 million +1.2%
1980 5.49 million +1.0%
1981 5.51 million +0.4%
1982 5.48 million -0.7%
1983 5.56 million +1.5%
1984 5.67 million +2.0%
1985 5.78 million +2.0%
1986 5.87 million +1.5%
1987 5.96 million +1.4%
1988 6.05 million +1.6%
1989 6.20 million +2.4%
1990 6.34 million +2.2%
1991 6.42 million +1.2%
1992 6.52 million +1.6%
1993 6.42 million -1.6%
1994 6.57 million +2.4%
1995 6.76 million +2.9%
1996 7.00 million +3.5%
1997 7.25 million +3.6%
1998 11.13 million +53.5%
1999 11.33 million +1.8%
2000 11.49 million +1.4%
2001 11.57 million +0.7%
2002 11.75 million +1.6%
2003 11.98 million +1.9%
2004 12.15 million +1.4%
2005 12.60 million +3.8%
2006 12.72 million +0.9%
2007 12.83 million +0.9%
2008 12.87 million +0.4%
2009 12.95 million +0.6%
2010 12.92 million -0.3%
2011 13.06 million +1.1%
2012 13.22 million +1.2%
2013 13.30 million +0.6%
2014 13.40 million +0.8%
2015 13.51 million +0.8%
2016 13.58 million +0.5%
2017 13.62 million +0.2%
2018 13.24 million -2.7%
2019 13.13 million -0.9%
2020 13.09 million -0.3%
2021 13.18 million +0.7%
2022 13.32 million +1.0%
2023 13.45 million +1.0%
2024 13.32 million -1.0%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) (age) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +53.5% 7.25 million 11.13 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.96 million 4.41 million 5.44 million 10
1980s 5.76 million 5.48 million 6.20 million 10
1990s 7.57 million 6.34 million 11.33 million 10
2000s 12.29 million 11.49 million 12.95 million 10
2010s 13.30 million 12.92 million 13.62 million 10
2020s 13.27 million 13.09 million 13.45 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 128 Croatia 79,922 compare
  2. 129 Georgia 77,364 compare
  3. 130 Costa Rica 76,606 compare
  4. 131 Guinea-Bissau 75,424 compare
  5. 132 Ireland 75,025 compare
  6. 133 Gabon 74,833 compare
  7. 134 Uruguay 72,186 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 13.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 13.62 million in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.41 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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