Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 11.79 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries recorded 11.79 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 46.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 11.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 1997.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.60 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.69 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 2.95 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 3.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.08 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 3.14 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 5.90 million | +87.9% |
| 2006 | 6.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 6.11 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 6.21 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 6.34 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.37 million | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 7.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 7.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 7.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 8.24 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 8.78 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 8.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 9.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.22 million | +23.0% |
| 2022 | 11.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 11.79 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 11.79 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +87.9% | 3.14 million | 5.90 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 million | 2.60 million | 2.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.56 million | 2.87 million | 6.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.15 million | 7.37 million | 8.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.09 million | 9.13 million | 11.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 179 Dominica 4,920 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 4,717 compare
- 181 Bermuda 4,177 compare
- 182 Andorra 3,784 compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,623 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,422 compare
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,152 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 612,034 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 633,128 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 378,880 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 226,596 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.63 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11.6 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.25 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.84 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.01 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 11.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 11.79 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 1997.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 46.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release