School age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia
SDG: Central Asia: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 1.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.36 million
Change on year
down 12.2%
Rank
196th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.72 million
in 2009
All-time low
937,915
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central Asia recorded 1.36 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 12.2% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia peaked at 1.72 million in 2009 and was at its lowest, 937,915, in 1970.
That places SDG: Central Asia 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 937,915 | — |
| 1971 | 955,398 | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 976,459 | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 1.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.03 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.05 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 1.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.10 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | +0.7% |
| 1980 | 1.10 million | -0.3% |
| 1981 | 1.10 million | -0.7% |
| 1982 | 1.09 million | -0.8% |
| 1983 | 1.08 million | -0.5% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 1.08 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 1.09 million | +0.6% |
| 1987 | 1.10 million | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 1.11 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 1.11 million | +0.4% |
| 1990 | 1.12 million | +0.5% |
| 1991 | 1.12 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 1.13 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 1.13 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 1.12 million | -0.3% |
| 1995 | 1.12 million | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 1.12 million | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 1.13 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 1.15 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.23 million | +4.8% |
| 2002 | 1.29 million | +5.1% |
| 2003 | 1.35 million | +4.2% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 1.70 million | +23.3% |
| 2006 | 1.69 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.72 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 1.70 million | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 1.69 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million | -2.4% |
| 2014 | 1.59 million | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 1.53 million | -3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.48 million | -2.8% |
| 2017 | 1.44 million | -2.6% |
| 2018 | 1.42 million | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 1.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 1.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 1.54 million | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 1.36 million | -12.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.03 million | 937,915 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.09 million | 1.08 million | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.13 million | 1.12 million | 1.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.49 million | 1.17 million | 1.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.56 million | 1.41 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.45 million | 1.36 million | 1.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central Asia
- 193 Marshall Islands 2,047 compare
- 194 Grenada 1,787 compare
- 195 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1,606 compare
- 196 United States Virgin Islands 1,531 compare
- 197 Bermuda 1,445 compare
- 198 Antigua and Barbuda 1,418 compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 1,256 compare
More education data for SDG: Central Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 49.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 47.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 302,356 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 44.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34,110 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in SDG: Central Asia was 1.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.72 million in 2009.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in SDG: Central Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 937,915 in 1970.
- How does SDG: Central Asia rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- SDG: Central Asia ranks 196th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Central Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central Asia 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