Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)

ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2021

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019952021

Source: Statizoid (derived).

Analysis

In 2021, enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 19.17 million.

That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and down 0.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970 to 2021.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 142 Croatia 75,963 compare
  2. 143 Puerto Rico 73,931 compare
  3. 144 Albania 73,315 compare
  4. 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,588 compare
  5. 146 Moldova 70,741 compare
  6. 147 Slovenia 68,483 compare
  7. 148 Trinidad and Tobago 64,463 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 19.17 million in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled 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 (number), gaps filled?
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2021.
Is enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 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 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
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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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.