School age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income
Upper middle income: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 59.71 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
59.71 million number
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
9th
of 43 groups
All-time high
77.60 million number
in 2005
All-time low
38.45 million number
in 1972
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Upper middle income recorded 59.71 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2019.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 11.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income peaked at 77.60 million number in 2005 and was at its lowest, 38.45 million number, in 1972.
Upper middle income ranks 9th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 38.58 million number | — |
| 1971 | 38.57 million number | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 38.45 million number | -0.3% |
| 1973 | 38.55 million number | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 39.26 million number | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 40.63 million number | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 42.20 million number | +3.9% |
| 1977 | 42.71 million number | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 54.19 million number | +26.9% |
| 1979 | 56.59 million number | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 58.49 million number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 60.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 62.53 million number | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 64.53 million number | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 66.33 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 67.77 million number | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 68.63 million number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 68.94 million number | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 69.12 million number | +0.3% |
| 1989 | 69.17 million number | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 68.79 million number | -0.6% |
| 1991 | 67.81 million number | -1.4% |
| 1992 | 66.19 million number | -2.4% |
| 1993 | 64.60 million number | -2.4% |
| 1994 | 63.31 million number | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 62.52 million number | -1.2% |
| 1996 | 62.45 million number | -0.1% |
| 1997 | 63.53 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 63.99 million number | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 64.47 million number | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 66.01 million number | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 68.08 million number | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 70.78 million number | +4.0% |
| 2003 | 73.99 million number | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 76.59 million number | +3.5% |
| 2005 | 77.60 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 76.32 million number | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 73.50 million number | -3.7% |
| 2008 | 70.10 million number | -4.6% |
| 2009 | 67.60 million number | -3.6% |
| 2010 | 65.14 million number | -3.6% |
| 2011 | 63.87 million number | -2.0% |
| 2012 | 63.38 million number | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.80 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 62.41 million number | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 62.05 million number | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 61.14 million number | -1.5% |
| 2017 | 60.59 million number | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 59.93 million number | -1.1% |
| 2019 | 59.71 million number | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.97 million number | 38.45 million number | 56.59 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 65.60 million number | 58.49 million number | 69.17 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 64.76 million number | 62.45 million number | 68.79 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.06 million number | 66.01 million number | 77.60 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.10 million number | 59.71 million number | 65.14 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Upper middle income
- 6 United States 6.45 million number compare
- 7 Bangladesh 6.35 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 5.38 million number compare
- 9 Democratic Republic of Congo 3.89 million number compare
- 10 Mexico 3.43 million number compare
- 11 Turkey 2.79 million number compare
- 12 Egypt 2.68 million number compare
More education data for Upper middle income
- Population ages 0-14 19.6% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.41 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 68.5% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.41 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0044 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.7% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.7% (2024)
- Labor force, female 42.8% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in Upper middle income was 59.71 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 77.60 million number in 2005.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in Upper middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.45 million number in 1972.
- How does Upper middle income rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- Upper middle income ranks 9th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in Upper middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is down 11.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Upper middle 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.