Enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in primary education, male was 40.93 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 40.93 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 45.20 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 39.12 million, in 2009.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 93rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 42.94 million | 41.21 million | 45.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.12 million | 41.10 million | 44.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.07 million | 42.27 million | 44.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 40.72 million | 39.12 million | 42.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.03 million | 39.13 million | 41.53 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.90 million | 40.67 million | 41.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 40.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.20 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.12 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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