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

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2021

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Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2021, enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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.

The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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.

Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2021.
Year Value Change
1970 9.51 million
1971 9.51 million -0.0%
1972 10.33 million +8.6%
1973 11.34 million +9.7%
1974 11.60 million +2.4%
1975 12.14 million +4.6%
1976 12.52 million +3.1%
1977 12.30 million -1.8%
1978 12.52 million +1.8%
1979 12.83 million +2.4%
1980 13.07 million +1.9%
1981 12.54 million -4.1%
1982 13.06 million +4.2%
1983 13.91 million +6.5%
1984 13.85 million -0.4%
1985 13.86 million +0.1%
1986 13.44 million -3.0%
1987 14.41 million +7.2%
1988 15.30 million +6.1%
1989 15.11 million -1.2%
1990 15.36 million +1.7%
1991 16.01 million +4.2%
1992 16.67 million +4.1%
1993 17.16 million +3.0%
1994 17.76 million +3.5%
1995 18.02 million +1.5%
1996 18.68 million +3.7%
1997 18.71 million +0.2%
1998 18.79 million +0.4%
1999 18.71 million -0.4%
2000 18.81 million +0.6%
2001 18.74 million -0.4%
2002 20.08 million +7.1%
2003 20.78 million +3.5%
2004 21.49 million +3.4%
2005 21.05 million -2.0%
2006 21.32 million +1.3%
2007 21.11 million -1.0%
2008 20.97 million -0.6%
2009 21.40 million +2.0%
2010 21.82 million +2.0%
2011 22.60 million +3.5%
2012 22.82 million +1.0%
2013 22.90 million +0.4%
2014 22.94 million +0.2%
2015 23.00 million +0.3%
2016 23.07 million +0.3%
2017 23.19 million +0.5%
2018 23.45 million +1.1%
2019 23.66 million +0.9%
2020 23.71 million +0.2%
2021 23.90 million +0.8%

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 East Timor 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 23.90 million in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Enrolment in primary education, male (number) with 667 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.

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Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled
Source
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Coverage
437 places, 20,956 data points, 1970–2025
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Enrolment in primary education, male (number) with 667 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.