Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 67.42 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 67.42 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 67.42 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.48 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.48 million | — |
| 1998 | 28.49 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.14 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 29.86 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.49 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 31.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 31.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 32.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 35.96 million | +10.4% |
| 2006 | 36.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 37.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 41.59 million | +10.8% |
| 2009 | 42.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 44.89 million | +5.5% |
| 2011 | 45.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 47.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 50.34 million | +7.0% |
| 2014 | 51.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 55.51 million | +8.0% |
| 2016 | 56.80 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 58.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 59.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 60.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 61.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 64.90 million | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 66.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 67.32 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 67.42 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.70 million | 28.48 million | 29.14 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 35.03 million | 29.86 million | 42.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.01 million | 44.89 million | 60.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.52 million | 61.83 million | 67.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 84 Belgium 897,561 compare
- 85 Paraguay 853,098 compare
- 86 Congo 833,412 compare
- 87 El Salvador 810,106 compare
- 88 Central African Republic 808,978 compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 791,652 compare
- 90 Azerbaijan 757,341 compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.9722 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 67.42 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.42 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.48 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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