Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 23.90 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
23.90 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.90 million
in 2021
All-time low
9.51 million
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2021, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 23.90 million. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 23.90 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.51 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2021, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.51 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.51 million | -0.0% |
| 1972 | 10.33 million | +8.6% |
| 1973 | 11.34 million | +9.7% |
| 1974 | 11.60 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 12.14 million | +4.6% |
| 1976 | 12.52 million | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 12.30 million | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 12.52 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 12.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 13.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 12.54 million | -4.1% |
| 1982 | 13.06 million | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 13.91 million | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 13.85 million | -0.4% |
| 1985 | 13.86 million | +0.1% |
| 1986 | 13.44 million | -3.0% |
| 1987 | 14.41 million | +7.2% |
| 1988 | 15.30 million | +6.1% |
| 1989 | 15.11 million | -1.2% |
| 1990 | 15.36 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 16.01 million | +4.2% |
| 1992 | 16.67 million | +4.1% |
| 1993 | 17.16 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 17.76 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 18.02 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 18.68 million | +3.7% |
| 1997 | 18.71 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 18.79 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 18.71 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 18.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 20.08 million | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 20.78 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 21.49 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 21.05 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 21.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 21.11 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 20.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 21.40 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 21.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 22.60 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 22.82 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 22.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 22.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 23.00 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 23.07 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 23.19 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 23.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 23.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 23.71 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 23.90 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.46 million | 9.51 million | 12.83 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.86 million | 12.54 million | 15.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.59 million | 15.36 million | 18.79 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.58 million | 18.74 million | 21.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.95 million | 21.82 million | 23.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.80 million | 23.71 million | 23.90 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
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- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 23.90 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.90 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.51 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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