School age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 60.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
60.01 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
74.60 million
in 2006
All-time low
39.41 million
in 1976
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) recorded 60.01 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 74.60 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 39.41 million, in 1976.

WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 28th 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 WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 43.41 million
1971 43.39 million -0.1%
1972 44.14 million +1.7%
1973 44.03 million -0.2%
1974 41.25 million -6.3%
1975 39.67 million -3.8%
1976 39.41 million -0.6%
1977 39.70 million +0.7%
1978 51.85 million +30.6%
1979 59.27 million +14.3%
1980 65.68 million +10.8%
1981 67.60 million +2.9%
1982 66.39 million -1.8%
1983 65.80 million -0.9%
1984 67.04 million +1.9%
1985 68.34 million +1.9%
1986 70.66 million +3.4%
1987 70.38 million -0.4%
1988 69.89 million -0.7%
1989 68.72 million -1.7%
1990 67.38 million -2.0%
1991 65.36 million -3.0%
1992 63.25 million -3.2%
1993 61.26 million -3.1%
1994 60.39 million -1.4%
1995 60.57 million +0.3%
1996 61.80 million +2.0%
1997 63.92 million +3.4%
1998 65.98 million +3.2%
1999 66.52 million +0.8%
2000 67.23 million +1.1%
2001 67.53 million +0.4%
2002 69.90 million +3.5%
2003 72.26 million +3.4%
2004 73.46 million +1.7%
2005 74.19 million +1.0%
2006 74.60 million +0.6%
2007 72.70 million -2.6%
2008 69.52 million -4.4%
2009 66.15 million -4.8%
2010 64.54 million -2.4%
2011 63.31 million -1.9%
2012 62.38 million -1.5%
2013 61.34 million -1.7%
2014 60.45 million -1.5%
2015 59.81 million -1.0%
2016 59.04 million -1.3%
2017 58.41 million -1.1%
2018 57.93 million -0.8%
2019 57.18 million -1.3%
2020 57.28 million +0.2%
2021 57.62 million +0.6%
2022 58.28 million +1.1%
2023 59.05 million +1.3%
2024 60.01 million +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44.61 million 39.41 million 59.27 million 10
1980s 68.05 million 65.68 million 70.66 million 10
1990s 63.64 million 60.39 million 67.38 million 10
2000s 70.75 million 66.15 million 74.60 million 10
2010s 60.44 million 57.18 million 64.54 million 10
2020s 58.45 million 57.28 million 60.01 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)

  1. 25 Afghanistan 1.48 million compare
  2. 26 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.47 million compare
  3. 27 France 1.34 million compare
  4. 28 Yemen 1.33 million compare
  5. 29 Angola 1.28 million compare
  6. 30 Germany 1.22 million compare
  7. 31 Algeria 1.22 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) was 60.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 74.60 million in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 39.41 million in 1976.
How does WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Upper Middle Income (july 2025) 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