Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 216.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
216.89 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
216.89 million
in 2024
All-time low
150.56 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 216.89 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 216.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 150.56 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 180.95 million | — |
| 1971 | 150.56 million | -16.8% |
| 1972 | 156.76 million | +4.1% |
| 1973 | 168.51 million | +7.5% |
| 1974 | 175.81 million | +4.3% |
| 1975 | 179.21 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 182.12 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 184.41 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 183.38 million | -0.6% |
| 1979 | 185.31 million | +1.0% |
| 1980 | 189.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 191.58 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 193.88 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 195.60 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 195.96 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 196.71 million | +0.4% |
| 1986 | 195.81 million | -0.5% |
| 1987 | 195.40 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 196.63 million | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 198.62 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 198.84 million | +0.1% |
| 1991 | 199.34 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 200.74 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 202.96 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 205.89 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 208.74 million | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 211.41 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 213.40 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 215.04 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 215.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 213.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 210.80 million | -1.4% |
| 2002 | 206.76 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 203.41 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 212.69 million | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 210.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2006 | 208.93 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 210.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 209.17 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 207.67 million | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 207.03 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 206.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 207.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 205.65 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 202.95 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 203.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 208.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 208.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 203.65 million | -2.3% |
| 2019 | 204.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 206.70 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 207.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 213.31 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 212.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 216.89 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 174.70 million | 150.56 million | 185.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 195.00 million | 189.77 million | 198.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 207.18 million | 198.84 million | 215.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 209.37 million | 203.41 million | 213.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 205.84 million | 202.95 million | 208.39 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 211.53 million | 206.70 million | 216.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 216.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 216.89 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 150.56 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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