Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) was 66.24 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 66.24 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 1.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 72.56 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.69 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 33.64 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.69 million | -77.1% |
| 1972 | 7.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1973 | 8.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 32.28 million | +301.9% |
| 1975 | 8.66 million | -73.2% |
| 1976 | 10.95 million | +26.4% |
| 1977 | 15.36 million | +40.3% |
| 1978 | 12.95 million | -15.6% |
| 1979 | 36.71 million | +183.4% |
| 1980 | 37.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16.68 million | -55.7% |
| 1982 | 14.99 million | -10.1% |
| 1983 | 15.55 million | +3.7% |
| 1984 | 16.01 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 17.33 million | +8.3% |
| 1986 | 20.63 million | +19.0% |
| 1987 | 19.94 million | -3.3% |
| 1988 | 21.62 million | +8.4% |
| 1989 | 24.42 million | +12.9% |
| 1990 | 24.58 million | +0.7% |
| 1991 | 25.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 26.34 million | +4.9% |
| 1993 | 27.33 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 27.80 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 28.25 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 27.39 million | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 27.35 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 50.34 million | +84.1% |
| 1999 | 49.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 49.66 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 49.93 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 47.93 million | -4.0% |
| 2003 | 47.88 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 48.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 49.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 51.40 million | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 52.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 53.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 54.36 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 55.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 58.53 million | +5.1% |
| 2012 | 61.57 million | +5.2% |
| 2013 | 63.78 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 65.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 66.62 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 68.36 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 70.07 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 71.61 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 72.56 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 72.15 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 68.51 million | -5.0% |
| 2022 | 64.03 million | -6.5% |
| 2023 | 66.54 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 66.24 million | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) (pre-primary male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1974 | +301.9% | 8.03 million | 32.28 million |
| 1979 | +183.4% | 12.95 million | 36.71 million |
| 1998 | +84.1% | 27.35 million | 50.34 million |
| 1971 | -77.1% | 33.64 million | 7.69 million |
| 1975 | -73.2% | 32.28 million | 8.66 million |
| 1981 | -55.7% | 37.66 million | 16.68 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.41 million | 7.69 million | 36.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.48 million | 14.99 million | 37.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.44 million | 24.58 million | 50.34 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 50.58 million | 47.88 million | 54.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.39 million | 55.69 million | 72.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.49 million | 64.03 million | 72.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 66.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 72.56 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.69 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release