Enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): Enrolment in primary education, male was 114.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 114.70 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 114.70 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 21.26 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 25.62 million | 21.26 million | 32.63 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 39.31 million | 34.55 million | 42.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.56 million | 42.87 million | 56.75 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 70.86 million | 59.20 million | 81.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.60 million | 83.64 million | 106.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 112.02 million | 109.71 million | 114.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 18 Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of 4.31 million compare
- 19 Kenya 4.12 million compare
- 20 Mozambique, Republic of 3.94 million compare
- 21 Russian Federation 3.88 million compare
- 22 South Africa 3.87 million compare
- 23 Japan 3.20 million compare
- 24 Türkiye 2.85 million compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 114.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 114.70 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.26 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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