School age population, upper secondary education, male in High income
High income: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 21.90 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, upper secondary education, male in High income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, male in High income is 21.90 million number, measured in 2019. That is the lowest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in High income peaked at 27.26 million number in 1981 and was at its lowest, 21.90 million number, in 2019.
That places High income 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in High income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.66 million number | — |
| 1971 | 25.31 million number | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 25.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 25.93 million number | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 26.18 million number | +1.0% |
| 1975 | 26.40 million number | +0.8% |
| 1976 | 26.57 million number | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 26.76 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 26.65 million number | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 27.09 million number | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 27.17 million number | +0.3% |
| 1981 | 27.26 million number | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 27.12 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 26.96 million number | -0.6% |
| 1984 | 26.81 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 26.70 million number | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 26.62 million number | -0.3% |
| 1987 | 26.53 million number | -0.3% |
| 1988 | 26.13 million number | -1.5% |
| 1989 | 26.20 million number | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 25.97 million number | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 25.63 million number | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 25.25 million number | -1.5% |
| 1993 | 24.85 million number | -1.6% |
| 1994 | 24.60 million number | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 24.46 million number | -0.6% |
| 1996 | 24.41 million number | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 24.15 million number | -1.1% |
| 1998 | 24.49 million number | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 24.25 million number | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 24.09 million number | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 23.99 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 23.67 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 23.71 million number | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 23.94 million number | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 23.97 million number | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 24.13 million number | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 24.28 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 24.27 million number | -0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.03 million number | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 23.72 million number | -1.3% |
| 2011 | 23.37 million number | -1.5% |
| 2012 | 22.87 million number | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 22.87 million number | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.65 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 22.44 million number | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 22.29 million number | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 22.19 million number | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 21.99 million number | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 21.90 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.12 million number | 24.66 million number | 27.09 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.75 million number | 26.13 million number | 27.26 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.80 million number | 24.15 million number | 25.97 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.01 million number | 23.67 million number | 24.28 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.63 million number | 21.90 million number | 23.72 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near High income
More education data for High income
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 6.16 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 15.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 99.8% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.16 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0043 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 99.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.0% (2024)
- Labor force, female 45.0% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in High income?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in High income was 21.90 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in High income?
- The highest recorded value was 27.26 million number in 1981.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in High income?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.90 million number in 2019.
- How does High income rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- High income ranks 23rd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in High income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this High income 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.