Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male was 4.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
4.17 million
Change on year
down 1.8%
Rank
10th
of 172 groups
All-time high
4.97 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.14 million
in 2006
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2005–2024

1.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M2005201420242005: 1.2M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.6M2009: 2.0M2010: 2.4M2011: 2.7M2012: 3.0M2013: 3.3M2014: 3.6M2015: 3.8M2016: 4.0M2017: 4.2M2018: 4.3M2019: 4.6M2020: 5.0M2021: 5.0M2022: 4.5M2023: 4.3M2024: 4.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) recorded 4.17 million for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 1.8% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 4.97 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 2006.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 10th of 172 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 2005 to 2024.
Year Value Change
2005 1.22 million
2006 1.14 million -6.1%
2007 1.15 million +0.3%
2008 1.57 million +36.6%
2009 1.97 million +25.9%
2010 2.36 million +19.6%
2011 2.70 million +14.5%
2012 3.03 million +12.1%
2013 3.32 million +9.4%
2014 3.60 million +8.4%
2015 3.84 million +6.9%
2016 4.02 million +4.6%
2017 4.17 million +3.7%
2018 4.25 million +2.0%
2019 4.63 million +8.8%
2020 4.97 million +7.3%
2021 4.96 million -0.1%
2022 4.54 million -8.5%
2023 4.25 million -6.3%
2024 4.17 million -1.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 1.41 million 1.14 million 1.97 million 5
2010s 3.59 million 2.36 million 4.63 million 10
2020s 4.58 million 4.17 million 4.97 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 7 Thailand 311,596 compare
  2. 8 Ghana 276,220 compare
  3. 9 Republic of Korea 265,319 compare
  4. 10 Spain 251,383 compare
  5. 11 Australia 219,250 compare
  6. 12 Israel 170,453 compare
  7. 13 Cuba 136,107 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 4.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 4.97 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 2006.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 10th out of 172 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
246 places, 3,468 data points, 1997–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release