Enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Enrolment in primary education, male was 5.48 million in 2020. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1998–2020
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2020, enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries stood at 5.48 million. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 5.48 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.04 million, in 1998.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 186th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 3.04 million | — |
| 1999 | 3.13 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 3.26 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 3.40 million | +4.0% |
| 2002 | 3.52 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 3.67 million | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 3.85 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 3.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 4.12 million | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 4.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 4.36 million | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 4.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 4.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 4.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 4.84 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 4.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 4.94 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 5.03 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 5.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.31 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 5.38 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.48 million | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 million | 3.04 million | 3.13 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 3.87 million | 3.26 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.92 million | 4.50 million | 5.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.48 million | 5.48 million | 5.48 million | 1 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 183 French Guiana 8,738
- 184 Barbados 8,377 compare
- 185 Tonga 8,182 compare
- 186 Saint Lucia 7,193 compare
- 187 Grenada 6,177 compare
- 188 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 6,081 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 6,036 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 577,798 (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.84 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 435,827 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 183,698 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 193,251 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 5.48 million in 2020, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.48 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.04 million in 1998.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2020.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release