Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 8.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 8.72 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 62.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 8.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.18 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.29 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.18 million | -4.7% |
| 1972 | 2.21 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 2.24 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 2.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 2.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 2.60 million | +10.2% |
| 1977 | 2.69 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 2.63 million | -2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 2.90 million | +7.2% |
| 1981 | 2.97 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.89 million | -2.6% |
| 1983 | 2.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 3.08 million | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 3.19 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.63 million | +13.9% |
| 1987 | 3.47 million | -4.5% |
| 1988 | 3.59 million | +3.5% |
| 1989 | 4.08 million | +13.7% |
| 1990 | 4.29 million | +5.1% |
| 1991 | 4.36 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 4.44 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 4.28 million | -3.6% |
| 1994 | 4.22 million | -1.5% |
| 1995 | 4.11 million | -2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.08 million | -0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.96 million | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 3.91 million | -1.3% |
| 1999 | 3.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 3.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 3.71 million | -6.7% |
| 2002 | 2.88 million | -22.2% |
| 2003 | 2.76 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 3.03 million | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 3.31 million | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 4.28 million | +29.2% |
| 2007 | 4.80 million | +12.3% |
| 2008 | 5.11 million | +6.4% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 5.38 million | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 5.57 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 5.37 million | -3.7% |
| 2013 | 5.56 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 5.36 million | -3.7% |
| 2015 | 5.72 million | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 5.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.62 million | +12.2% |
| 2018 | 7.27 million | +9.8% |
| 2019 | 7.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 7.58 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 7.41 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.85 million | +5.9% |
| 2023 | 8.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 8.72 million | +8.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 2.18 million | 2.71 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.28 million | 2.89 million | 4.08 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.16 million | 3.91 million | 4.44 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.88 million | 2.76 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.02 million | 5.36 million | 7.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.92 million | 7.41 million | 8.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 37.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 8.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.18 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 95th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 62.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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