Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): Enrolment in primary education, male was 28.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.88 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
128th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.88 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.15 million
in 1972
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) recorded 28.88 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 28.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.15 million, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.88 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.16 million | -6.0% |
| 1972 | 11.15 million | -0.1% |
| 1973 | 11.54 million | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 11.96 million | +3.6% |
| 1975 | 12.37 million | +3.4% |
| 1976 | 12.74 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 13.19 million | +3.6% |
| 1978 | 12.81 million | -2.8% |
| 1979 | 12.66 million | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 13.61 million | +7.5% |
| 1981 | 12.50 million | -8.2% |
| 1982 | 13.18 million | +5.4% |
| 1983 | 13.77 million | +4.5% |
| 1984 | 14.36 million | +4.3% |
| 1985 | 14.80 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 14.62 million | -1.2% |
| 1987 | 15.93 million | +9.0% |
| 1988 | 16.50 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 16.29 million | -1.3% |
| 1990 | 16.87 million | +3.5% |
| 1991 | 17.52 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 18.08 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 18.48 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 18.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 19.32 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 20.03 million | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 20.01 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 20.29 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 20.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 20.17 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.20 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.18 million | +4.9% |
| 2003 | 21.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 22.54 million | +4.9% |
| 2005 | 22.31 million | -1.0% |
| 2006 | 21.82 million | -2.2% |
| 2007 | 22.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 22.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.18 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 22.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 22.01 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 22.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.06 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 23.85 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 24.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 25.51 million | +5.2% |
| 2017 | 25.67 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 26.93 million | +4.9% |
| 2019 | 27.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 27.80 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 28.15 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 28.39 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 28.64 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 28.88 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.15 million | 11.15 million | 13.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.56 million | 12.50 million | 16.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.97 million | 16.87 million | 20.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.64 million | 20.17 million | 22.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.35 million | 22.01 million | 27.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.37 million | 27.80 million | 28.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 37.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 28.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.15 million in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 128th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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