Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 5.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
5.74 million
Change on year
up 12.5%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.74 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.50 million
in 1997
Years of data
44
1981–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1981–2024

2.0M3.0M4.0M5.0M6.0M1981200220241981: 1.8M1982: 1.7M1983: 1.8M1984: 2.0M1985: 2.1M1986: 2.6M1987: 2.5M1988: 2.6M1989: 3.0M1990: 3.0M1991: 2.9M1992: 2.7M1993: 2.4M1994: 2.2M1995: 1.9M1996: 1.7M1997: 1.5M1998: 2.0M1999: 1.9M2000: 1.8M2001: 1.9M2002: 1.8M2003: 1.7M2004: 1.6M2005: 1.8M2006: 1.8M2007: 1.9M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.1M2010: 2.3M2011: 2.9M2012: 3.4M2013: 3.6M2014: 3.6M2015: 3.7M2016: 3.8M2017: 4.3M2018: 4.3M2019: 4.6M2020: 4.8M2021: 4.9M2022: 5.0M2023: 5.1M2024: 5.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 5.74 million for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.5% on the previous year and up 57.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 5.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.50 million, in 1997.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1981 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1981 1.80 million
1982 1.72 million -4.3%
1983 1.85 million +7.2%
1984 1.98 million +7.5%
1985 2.14 million +7.6%
1986 2.58 million +20.9%
1987 2.47 million -4.4%
1988 2.64 million +7.0%
1989 2.96 million +11.9%
1990 2.97 million +0.5%
1991 2.86 million -3.6%
1992 2.74 million -4.3%
1993 2.45 million -10.7%
1994 2.22 million -9.4%
1995 1.95 million -12.2%
1996 1.71 million -12.2%
1997 1.50 million -12.1%
1998 1.99 million +32.6%
1999 1.85 million -7.1%
2000 1.84 million -0.6%
2001 1.89 million +3.0%
2002 1.78 million -6.0%
2003 1.65 million -7.1%
2004 1.63 million -1.5%
2005 1.77 million +8.6%
2006 1.81 million +2.4%
2007 1.85 million +2.3%
2008 2.04 million +9.9%
2009 2.06 million +1.3%
2010 2.25 million +9.2%
2011 2.93 million +30.0%
2012 3.42 million +16.7%
2013 3.63 million +6.2%
2014 3.65 million +0.4%
2015 3.66 million +0.3%
2016 3.82 million +4.5%
2017 4.27 million +11.7%
2018 4.34 million +1.5%
2019 4.58 million +5.6%
2020 4.82 million +5.2%
2021 4.88 million +1.1%
2022 5.00 million +2.5%
2023 5.10 million +2.0%
2024 5.74 million +12.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 2.24 million 1.72 million 2.96 million 9
1990s 2.22 million 1.50 million 2.97 million 10
2000s 1.83 million 1.63 million 2.06 million 10
2010s 3.66 million 2.25 million 4.58 million 10
2020s 5.11 million 4.82 million 5.74 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 125 Estonia 27,252 compare
  2. 126 Namibia 26,964 compare
  3. 127 Qatar 25,980 compare
  4. 128 Mozambique 24,278 compare
  5. 129 Lesotho 22,924 compare
  6. 130 Botswana 20,760 compare
  7. 131 Réunion 20,306 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 5.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 5.74 million in 2024.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.50 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 57.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 16,896 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release