What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The highest recorded value was 54.85 million in 1986.

What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The lowest recorded value was 25.58 million in 1976.

How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 41.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

41.43 million

Change on year

up 1.9%

Rank

47th

of 221 groups

All-time high

54.85 million

in 1986

All-time low

25.58 million

in 1976

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 41.43 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 54.85 million in 1986 and was at its lowest, 25.58 million, in 1976.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	30.39 million	—
1971	30.20 million	-0.6%
1972	30.79 million	+2.0%
1973	30.55 million	-0.8%
1974	27.66 million	-9.5%
1975	25.96 million	-6.1%
1976	25.58 million	-1.5%
1977	25.74 million	+0.6%
1978	37.29 million	+44.9%
1979	44.53 million	+19.4%
1980	50.77 million	+14.0%
1981	52.54 million	+3.5%
1982	51.12 million	-2.7%
1983	50.40 million	-1.4%
1984	51.51 million	+2.2%
1985	52.67 million	+2.3%
1986	54.85 million	+4.1%
1987	54.41 million	-0.8%
1988	53.78 million	-1.2%
1989	52.43 million	-2.5%
1990	50.93 million	-2.9%
1991	48.75 million	-4.3%
1992	46.46 million	-4.7%
1993	44.28 million	-4.7%
1994	43.22 million	-2.4%
1995	43.06 million	-0.4%
1996	43.95 million	+2.1%
1997	45.27 million	+3.0%
1998	47.01 million	+3.9%
1999	47.22 million	+0.4%
2000	47.63 million	+0.9%
2001	47.67 million	+0.1%
2002	49.90 million	+4.7%
2003	52.23 million	+4.7%
2004	53.39 million	+2.2%
2005	54.03 million	+1.2%
2006	54.38 million	+0.6%
2007	52.57 million	-3.3%
2008	49.42 million	-6.0%
2009	46.08 million	-6.8%
2010	44.52 million	-3.4%
2011	43.40 million	-2.5%
2012	42.63 million	-1.8%
2013	41.82 million	-1.9%
2014	41.03 million	-1.9%
2015	40.45 million	-1.4%
2016	40.45 million	-0.0%
2017	40.15 million	-0.7%
2018	39.88 million	-0.7%
2019	39.24 million	-1.6%
2020	39.34 million	+0.3%
2021	39.57 million	+0.6%
2022	40.10 million	+1.3%
2023	40.66 million	+1.4%
2024	41.43 million	+1.9%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	30.87 million	25.58 million	44.53 million	10
1980s	52.45 million	50.40 million	54.85 million	10
1990s	46.02 million	43.06 million	50.93 million	10
2000s	50.73 million	46.08 million	54.38 million	10
2010s	41.36 million	39.24 million	44.52 million	10
2020s	40.22 million	39.34 million	41.43 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

44 Colombia 885,911 compare
45 Somalia 862,009 compare
46 Mali 858,246 compare
47 Malaysia 856,367 compare
48 Burkina Faso 833,817 compare
49 Spain 823,198 compare
50 Zimbabwe 782,767 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: School age population, upper secondary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 41.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The highest recorded value was 54.85 million in 1986.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The lowest recorded value was 25.58 million in 1976.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?: ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 47th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release