MDG: Developing Regions vs United States: School age population, primary education, male

MDG: Developing Regions
354.39 million
in 2024
United States
12.55 million
in 2025
MDG: Developing Regions rank
8th
United States rank
6th

School age population, primary education, male over time

  • MDG: Developing Regions
  • United States
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How they compare

MDG: Developing Regions currently reports 354.39 million against 12.55 million in United States, a difference of 341.84 million.

That makes MDG: Developing Regions's figure about 28.2 times United States's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, MDG: Developing Regions has been ahead every year.

MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 221 groups.

MDG: Developing Regions has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade MDG: Developing Regions United States Difference Ahead
1970s 238.16 million 11.68 million 226.48 million MDG: Developing Regions
1980s 258.39 million 10.27 million 248.12 million MDG: Developing Regions
1990s 286.16 million 11.74 million 274.43 million MDG: Developing Regions
2000s 305.17 million 12.43 million 292.74 million MDG: Developing Regions
2010s 328.37 million 12.56 million 315.82 million MDG: Developing Regions
2020s 352.34 million 12.50 million 339.84 million MDG: Developing Regions

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, male, MDG: Developing Regions or United States?
MDG: Developing Regions, at 354.39 million against 12.55 million in United States as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, male between MDG: Developing Regions and United States?
341.84 million, with MDG: Developing Regions ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Developing Regions and United States?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Developing Regions and United States rank globally for school age population, primary education, male?
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 8th and United States ranks 6th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release