School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 3.21 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 3.21 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 5.1% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 4.54 million in 2005 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million, in 2016.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 4.04 million | — |
| 2000 | 4.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 4.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 4.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 4.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.30 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 4.54 million | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 4.39 million | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.32 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 4.10 million | -5.0% |
| 2009 | 3.86 million | -5.8% |
| 2010 | 3.66 million | -5.3% |
| 2011 | 3.53 million | -3.4% |
| 2012 | 3.48 million | -1.6% |
| 2013 | 3.36 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 3.23 million | -3.8% |
| 2015 | 3.16 million | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 3.14 million | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 3.14 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 3.14 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 3.25 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 3.27 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 3.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 3.21 million | -5.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.04 million | 4.04 million | 4.04 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.21 million | 3.86 million | 4.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.30 million | 3.14 million | 3.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.28 million | 3.21 million | 3.38 million | 5 |
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More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,466 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 699,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 3.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.54 million in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million in 2016.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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