School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 76.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
76.89 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
18th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.31 million
in 2017
All-time low
65.15 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) stood at 76.89 million.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 77.31 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 65.15 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 18th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 65.15 million | — |
| 2000 | 65.62 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 67.27 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 68.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 69.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 69.73 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 70.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 70.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 71.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 72.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 73.18 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 73.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 74.60 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 75.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 75.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.25 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 76.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 77.00 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 77.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2020 | 76.72 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 76.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 76.92 million | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.89 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 65.15 million | 65.15 million | 65.15 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 69.79 million | 65.62 million | 73.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 76.08 million | 73.65 million | 77.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.84 million | 76.72 million | 76.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- 15 Viet Nam 2.34 million compare
- 16 Philippines 2.33 million compare
- 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.02 million compare
- 18 Russian Federation 1.72 million compare
- 19 Sudan 1.70 million compare
- 20 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.70 million compare
- 21 Japan 1.67 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 100.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1925 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 93.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.5261 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 108.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 194.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 56.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.01 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 76.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.31 million in 2017.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.15 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 18th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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