Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): Population of compulsory school age, male was 66.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 66.84 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 66.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 31.84 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 89th 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 31.84 million | — |
| 1998 | 31.84 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 34.30 million | +5.4% |
| 2001 | 35.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 36.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 36.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 39.02 million | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 39.77 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 40.54 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 41.35 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 45.42 million | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 46.36 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 47.91 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 48.95 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 50.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 53.41 million | +6.7% |
| 2014 | 54.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 55.93 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 57.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 58.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 59.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 60.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 61.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 64.77 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 65.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 66.59 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 66.84 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.07 million | 31.84 million | 32.55 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 39.51 million | 34.30 million | 46.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.74 million | 47.91 million | 60.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.17 million | 61.94 million | 66.84 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.8% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 41.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 66.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.84 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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