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

Latest (2024)
35.10 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.42 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1997201020241997: 15.4M1998: 15.4M1999: 15.9M2000: 16.4M2001: 16.8M2002: 17.3M2003: 17.8M2004: 18.3M2005: 18.9M2006: 19.9M2007: 20.5M2008: 24.3M2009: 25.0M2010: 26.0M2011: 26.8M2012: 27.6M2013: 28.6M2014: 29.2M2015: 30.0M2016: 30.7M2017: 31.4M2018: 32.1M2019: 32.8M2020: 33.4M2021: 34.0M2022: 34.5M2023: 35.0M2024: 35.1M

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1997 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 133 Lesotho 193,957 compare
  2. 134 Qatar 178,039 compare
  3. 135 Lithuania 168,312 compare
  4. 136 Croatia 153,839 compare
  5. 137 East Timor 145,812 compare
  6. 138 North Macedonia 141,294 compare
  7. 139 Singapore 138,104 compare

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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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release