Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in primary education, male 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

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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.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 135 Singapore 122,727 compare
  2. 136 Bulgaria 120,356 compare
  3. 137 Eswatini 115,133 compare
  4. 138 Timor-Leste 114,798 compare
  5. 139 Jamaica 107,653 compare
  6. 140 Qatar 91,641 compare
  7. 141 Armenia 84,254 compare

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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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Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
437 places, 20,289 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release