School age population, upper secondary education, male in World
World: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 203.42 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
203.42 million number
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
1st
of 2 regions
All-time high
206.31 million number
in 2006
All-time low
109.39 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, upper secondary education, male in World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
World recorded 203.42 million number for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in World peaked at 206.31 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 109.39 million number, in 1970.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, upper secondary education, male in World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 109.39 million number | — |
| 1971 | 111.45 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 112.75 million number | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 114.26 million number | +1.3% |
| 1974 | 116.35 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 119.14 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 122.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 123.87 million number | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 136.59 million number | +10.3% |
| 1979 | 140.73 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 144.00 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 147.40 million number | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 150.34 million number | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 153.38 million number | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 156.58 million number | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 159.38 million number | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 162.59 million number | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 164.26 million number | +1.0% |
| 1988 | 165.62 million number | +0.8% |
| 1989 | 167.46 million number | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 168.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 169.16 million number | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 168.80 million number | -0.2% |
| 1993 | 168.33 million number | -0.3% |
| 1994 | 168.77 million number | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 169.95 million number | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 172.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 175.14 million number | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 180.71 million number | +3.2% |
| 1999 | 182.95 million number | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 186.47 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 190.35 million number | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 194.33 million number | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 199.14 million number | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 203.43 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 206.17 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 206.31 million number | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 204.71 million number | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 202.45 million number | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 200.94 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 199.40 million number | -0.8% |
| 2011 | 199.15 million number | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 199.25 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 199.57 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 200.18 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 200.77 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 200.84 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 201.31 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 202.39 million number | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 203.42 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 120.67 million number | 109.39 million number | 140.73 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 157.10 million number | 144.00 million number | 167.46 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 172.46 million number | 168.33 million number | 182.95 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 199.43 million number | 186.47 million number | 206.31 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 200.63 million number | 199.15 million number | 203.42 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4548 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in World?
- School age population, upper secondary education, male in World was 203.42 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 206.31 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 109.39 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 2 regions with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to upper secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.