School age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3
GPE: Region 3: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 40.56 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
40.56 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
55th
of 221 groups
All-time high
40.56 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.84 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 3 recorded 40.56 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3 peaked at 40.56 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.84 million, in 1970.
GPE: Region 3 ranks 55th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Region 3, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.84 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.34 million | +3.6% |
| 1972 | 14.84 million | +3.5% |
| 1973 | 15.43 million | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 15.98 million | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 16.49 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 16.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 17.18 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 17.67 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 18.07 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 18.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 18.87 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 19.11 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 19.46 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 19.87 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 20.28 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 20.72 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 21.15 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 21.61 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 22.13 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 22.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 23.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 23.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 23.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 24.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 25.08 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 25.83 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 26.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 31.52 million | +18.5% |
| 1999 | 32.12 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 32.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 33.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 33.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 33.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 34.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 34.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 35.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 35.78 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 36.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 36.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 36.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 36.86 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 37.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 37.35 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 37.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 37.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 37.72 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 38.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 38.29 million | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 38.44 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 38.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 39.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 40.20 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 40.56 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.08 million | 13.84 million | 18.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.17 million | 18.52 million | 22.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.84 million | 22.62 million | 32.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.60 million | 32.70 million | 36.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.40 million | 36.44 million | 38.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.53 million | 38.44 million | 40.56 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 3
More education data for GPE: Region 3
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.45 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 16.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 17.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.55 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1627 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6791 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.09 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in GPE: Region 3 was 40.56 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The highest recorded value was 40.56 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 3?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.84 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 3 rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- GPE: Region 3 ranks 55th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 3?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 3 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