Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in primary education, male (number) was 101.13 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 101.13 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.8% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 101.13 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 43.88 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 79.31 million | — |
| 1971 | 43.88 million | -44.7% |
| 1972 | 45.65 million | +4.0% |
| 1973 | 48.82 million | +7.0% |
| 1974 | 49.63 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 51.17 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 51.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 53.89 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 52.90 million | -1.8% |
| 1979 | 53.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 55.26 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 56.97 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 58.01 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 60.90 million | +5.0% |
| 1984 | 62.73 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 63.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1986 | 65.33 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 65.18 million | -0.2% |
| 1988 | 68.05 million | +4.4% |
| 1989 | 72.22 million | +6.1% |
| 1990 | 73.40 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 74.31 million | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 76.01 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 77.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 79.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 80.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 81.36 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 81.88 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 81.56 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 82.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 84.35 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 84.28 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 85.96 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 89.27 million | +3.8% |
| 2004 | 92.13 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 93.81 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 95.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 97.49 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 97.40 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 97.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 97.79 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 97.48 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 98.56 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 96.58 million | -2.0% |
| 2014 | 95.69 million | -0.9% |
| 2015 | 95.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 98.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 97.75 million | -1.1% |
| 2018 | 91.92 million | -6.0% |
| 2019 | 90.96 million | -1.0% |
| 2020 | 91.85 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 92.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 97.36 million | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 97.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 101.13 million | +3.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | -44.7% | 79.31 million | 43.88 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 53.08 million | 43.88 million | 79.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 62.81 million | 55.26 million | 72.22 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 78.96 million | 73.40 million | 82.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.71 million | 84.28 million | 97.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.15 million | 90.96 million | 98.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 96.02 million | 91.85 million | 101.13 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 29 Algeria 2.70 million compare
- 30 Angola 2.69 million compare
- 31 Madagascar 2.62 million compare
- 32 Ghana 2.53 million compare
- 33 United Kingdom 2.49 million compare
- 34 Cote d'Ivoire 2.40 million compare
- 35 Morocco 2.39 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 101.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 175.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 4.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 193.66 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 101.13 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 101.13 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 43.88 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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