Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 52.52 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
52.52 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
52.52 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.21 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 52.52 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 52.52 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.21 million, in 1971.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 10.55 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.21 million | -3.2% |
| 1972 | 10.59 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 10.86 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 11.47 million | +5.6% |
| 1975 | 11.97 million | +4.3% |
| 1976 | 12.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 12.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 12.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 13.54 million | +5.9% |
| 1980 | 14.43 million | +6.6% |
| 1981 | 15.15 million | +5.0% |
| 1982 | 15.91 million | +5.0% |
| 1983 | 16.49 million | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 16.86 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 17.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 17.68 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 17.81 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 18.59 million | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 18.59 million | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 17.84 million | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 18.86 million | +5.7% |
| 1992 | 18.46 million | -2.1% |
| 1993 | 19.11 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 20.08 million | +5.1% |
| 1995 | 21.04 million | +4.8% |
| 1996 | 22.32 million | +6.1% |
| 1997 | 23.85 million | +6.9% |
| 1998 | 24.31 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 23.96 million | -1.4% |
| 2000 | 24.99 million | +4.3% |
| 2001 | 26.07 million | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 26.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 28.57 million | +6.0% |
| 2004 | 29.65 million | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 32.11 million | +8.3% |
| 2006 | 33.57 million | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 35.33 million | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 37.42 million | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 38.21 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 38.83 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 39.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 40.98 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 41.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 43.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 43.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 45.17 million | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 46.85 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 48.68 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 50.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 51.85 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 52.17 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 50.77 million | -2.7% |
| 2023 | 51.98 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 52.52 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.69 million | 10.21 million | 13.54 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.87 million | 14.43 million | 18.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 20.98 million | 17.84 million | 24.31 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.29 million | 24.99 million | 38.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.90 million | 38.83 million | 50.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.86 million | 50.77 million | 52.52 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 52.52 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.52 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.21 million in 1971.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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