Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in primary education, male was 216.89 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
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.
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)
- 9 Bangladesh 8.12 million compare
- 10 Egypt, Arab Republic of 7.88 million compare
- 11 Brazil 7.75 million compare
- 12 Philippines 6.76 million compare
- 13 Mexico 6.71 million compare
- 14 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.58 million compare
- 15 Iran, Islamic Republic of 4.67 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 198.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 242.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 167.63 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release