Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): Enrolment in primary education, male was 85.02 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
85.02 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
107.30 million
in 1982
All-time low
78.03 million
in 2014
Years of data
52
1973–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 85.02 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 107.30 million in 1982 and was at its lowest, 78.03 million, in 2014.
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 52 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 95.55 million | — |
| 1974 | 101.77 million | +6.5% |
| 1975 | 103.00 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 104.58 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 104.26 million | -0.3% |
| 1978 | 103.57 million | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 104.97 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 106.77 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 107.14 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 107.30 million | +0.2% |
| 1983 | 106.02 million | -1.2% |
| 1984 | 104.50 million | -1.4% |
| 1985 | 104.74 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 102.44 million | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 101.18 million | -1.2% |
| 1988 | 99.27 million | -1.9% |
| 1989 | 97.20 million | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 96.04 million | -1.2% |
| 1991 | 94.97 million | -1.1% |
| 1992 | 94.17 million | -0.8% |
| 1993 | 94.28 million | +0.1% |
| 1994 | 95.20 million | +1.0% |
| 1995 | 96.94 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 98.46 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 100.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 101.92 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 101.38 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 98.16 million | -3.2% |
| 2001 | 95.56 million | -2.6% |
| 2002 | 90.10 million | -5.7% |
| 2003 | 83.87 million | -6.9% |
| 2004 | 90.79 million | +8.2% |
| 2005 | 87.18 million | -4.0% |
| 2006 | 85.05 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 84.73 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 83.74 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 82.67 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 81.18 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 80.74 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 81.04 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 79.85 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 78.03 million | -2.3% |
| 2015 | 78.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 79.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 80.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 81.86 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 83.36 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 84.55 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 85.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 85.26 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 84.54 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 85.02 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 102.53 million | 95.55 million | 104.97 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 103.66 million | 97.20 million | 107.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.34 million | 94.17 million | 101.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 88.18 million | 82.67 million | 98.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.51 million | 78.03 million | 83.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.92 million | 84.54 million | 85.26 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 46.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.45 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 107.30 million in 1982.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.03 million in 2014.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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