Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World

World: Enrolment in upper secondary education, male was 137.18 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
137.18 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
137.18 million number
in 2019
All-time low
74.75 million number
in 1993
Years of data
27
1993–2019

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World, 1993–2019

050.0M100.0M150.0M1993200620191993: 74.7M number1994: 76.6M number1995: 77.1M number1996: 77.6M number1997: 80.4M number1998: 86.0M number1999: 87.6M number2000: 90.7M number2001: 92.5M number2002: 95.2M number2003: 98.9M number2004: 103.0M number2005: 105.5M number2006: 109.3M number2007: 112.0M number2008: 116.4M number2009: 117.9M number2010: 121.5M number2011: 125.3M number2012: 128.4M number2013: 132.1M number2014: 134.7M number2015: 135.1M number2016: 135.6M number2017: 134.9M number2018: 137.0M number2019: 137.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 137.18 million number for enrolment in upper secondary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 27 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World peaked at 137.18 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 74.75 million number, in 1993.

World ranks 1st of 45 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.

Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World, year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number) in World, 1993 to 2019.
Year number Change
1993 74.75 million number —
1994 76.65 million number +2.5%
1995 77.10 million number +0.6%
1996 77.64 million number +0.7%
1997 80.41 million number +3.6%
1998 86.01 million number +7.0%
1999 87.63 million number +1.9%
2000 90.70 million number +3.5%
2001 92.50 million number +2.0%
2002 95.21 million number +2.9%
2003 98.91 million number +3.9%
2004 103.05 million number +4.2%
2005 105.53 million number +2.4%
2006 109.32 million number +3.6%
2007 111.95 million number +2.4%
2008 116.37 million number +3.9%
2009 117.94 million number +1.3%
2010 121.54 million number +3.1%
2011 125.26 million number +3.1%
2012 128.43 million number +2.5%
2013 132.12 million number +2.9%
2014 134.67 million number +1.9%
2015 135.14 million number +0.4%
2016 135.55 million number +0.3%
2017 134.88 million number -0.5%
2018 137.03 million number +1.6%
2019 137.18 million number +0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 80.02 million number 74.75 million number 87.63 million number 7
2000s 104.15 million number 90.70 million number 117.94 million number 10
2010s 132.18 million number 121.54 million number 137.18 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  1. 1 India 35.43 million number compare
  2. 2 China 20.70 million number compare
  3. 3 United States 6.25 million number compare
  4. 4 Indonesia 5.63 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World?
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male in World was 137.18 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 137.18 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in upper secondary education, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 74.75 million number in 1993.
How does World rank for enrolment in upper secondary education, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in upper secondary education, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. 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 Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in upper secondary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
232 places, 4,332 data points, 1980–2020
Last refreshed

Total number of male students enrolled in public and private upper secondary education institutions regardless of age. For more information, consult the UIS website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/