School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 106.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
106.87 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
15th
of 221 groups
All-time high
106.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
67.61 million
in 1984
Years of data
41
1984–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1984–2024

025.0M50.0M75.0M100.0M1984200420241984: 67.6M1985: 68.2M1986: 69.7M1987: 70.4M1988: 71.1M1989: 71.9M1990: 72.8M1991: 73.8M1992: 74.7M1993: 75.3M1994: 76.3M1995: 77.4M1996: 78.6M1997: 79.8M1998: 85.3M1999: 86.3M2000: 87.3M2001: 89.4M2002: 90.7M2003: 91.7M2004: 92.7M2005: 93.8M2006: 94.7M2007: 95.5M2008: 96.3M2009: 96.9M2010: 97.4M2011: 98.5M2012: 99.0M2013: 99.3M2014: 100.1M2015: 100.7M2016: 101.1M2017: 102.0M2018: 103.4M2019: 103.5M2020: 103.8M2021: 104.9M2022: 105.7M2023: 106.6M2024: 106.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 106.87 million. That is the highest value across all 41 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 6.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 106.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 67.61 million, in 1984.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 41 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1984 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1984 67.61 million
1985 68.17 million +0.8%
1986 69.74 million +2.3%
1987 70.40 million +0.9%
1988 71.08 million +1.0%
1989 71.92 million +1.2%
1990 72.77 million +1.2%
1991 73.81 million +1.4%
1992 74.67 million +1.2%
1993 75.29 million +0.8%
1994 76.28 million +1.3%
1995 77.44 million +1.5%
1996 78.62 million +1.5%
1997 79.82 million +1.5%
1998 85.25 million +6.8%
1999 86.32 million +1.2%
2000 87.28 million +1.1%
2001 89.38 million +2.4%
2002 90.68 million +1.5%
2003 91.74 million +1.2%
2004 92.66 million +1.0%
2005 93.82 million +1.3%
2006 94.71 million +0.9%
2007 95.52 million +0.9%
2008 96.27 million +0.8%
2009 96.94 million +0.7%
2010 97.39 million +0.5%
2011 98.49 million +1.1%
2012 99.04 million +0.6%
2013 99.33 million +0.3%
2014 100.09 million +0.8%
2015 100.69 million +0.6%
2016 101.13 million +0.4%
2017 101.98 million +0.8%
2018 103.37 million +1.4%
2019 103.50 million +0.1%
2020 103.81 million +0.3%
2021 104.89 million +1.0%
2022 105.74 million +0.8%
2023 106.64 million +0.9%
2024 106.87 million +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 69.82 million 67.61 million 71.92 million 6
1990s 78.03 million 72.77 million 86.32 million 10
2000s 92.90 million 87.28 million 96.94 million 10
2010s 100.50 million 97.39 million 103.50 million 10
2020s 105.59 million 103.81 million 106.87 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 12 Ethiopia 2.98 million compare
  2. 13 Kenya 2.73 million compare
  3. 14 Türkiye 2.63 million compare
  4. 15 Viet Nam 2.34 million compare
  5. 16 Philippines 2.33 million compare
  6. 17 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.02 million compare
  7. 18 Russian Federation 1.72 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 106.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 106.87 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 67.61 million in 1984.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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