Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 19.17 million in 2021. ▲ Rising
Latest (2021)
19.17 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.35 million
in 2013
All-time low
6.45 million
in 1971
Years of data
52
1970–2021
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 19.17 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 19.35 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6.45 million, in 1971.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 145th 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.47 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.45 million | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 7.26 million | +12.5% |
| 1973 | 8.28 million | +14.1% |
| 1974 | 8.56 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 9.09 million | +6.3% |
| 1976 | 9.46 million | +4.1% |
| 1977 | 9.23 million | -2.5% |
| 1978 | 9.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 9.69 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 9.89 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 10.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 9.82 million | -2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.63 million | +8.2% |
| 1984 | 10.53 million | -0.9% |
| 1985 | 10.51 million | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.68 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 11.03 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 11.91 million | +7.9% |
| 1989 | 12.29 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 12.47 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 13.01 million | +4.4% |
| 1992 | 13.66 million | +5.0% |
| 1993 | 14.09 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 14.52 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 14.66 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 14.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 14.93 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 14.95 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 14.88 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 15.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 14.98 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 16.38 million | +9.3% |
| 2003 | 17.18 million | +4.8% |
| 2004 | 17.95 million | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 17.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2006 | 17.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 17.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 17.74 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 18.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 19.20 million | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 19.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 19.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 19.14 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 19.01 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 18.92 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 18.99 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 19.08 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 19.17 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.39 million | 6.45 million | 9.69 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.74 million | 9.82 million | 12.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.21 million | 12.47 million | 14.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.08 million | 14.98 million | 18.15 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.08 million | 18.52 million | 19.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.10 million | 19.04 million | 19.17 million | 2 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 142 Croatia 75,963 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 73,931 compare
- 144 Albania 73,315 compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,588 compare
- 146 Moldova 70,741 compare
- 147 Slovenia 68,483 compare
- 148 Trinidad and Tobago 64,463 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 19.17 million in 2021, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.35 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.45 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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