Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Population of compulsory school age, male was 35.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 35.10 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 35.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.42 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 136th 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 in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.42 million | — |
| 1998 | 15.42 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.89 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 16.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 16.84 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 17.33 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 17.85 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 18.35 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 18.87 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 19.90 million | +5.5% |
| 2007 | 20.48 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 24.30 million | +18.7% |
| 2009 | 25.03 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.03 million | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 26.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 27.59 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 28.56 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 29.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.97 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 30.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 31.44 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 32.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 32.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 33.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 33.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 34.49 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 34.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.10 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.58 million | 15.42 million | 15.89 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 19.53 million | 16.36 million | 25.03 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.53 million | 26.03 million | 32.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.39 million | 33.42 million | 35.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 9.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 35.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.42 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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