Population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): Population of compulsory school age, male was 64.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
64.76 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
94th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.45 million
in 2015
All-time low
48.93 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 64.76 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024.
The figure is down 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 70.45 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 48.93 million, in 1999.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 94th 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 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 48.93 million | — |
| 2000 | 49.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 51.67 million | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 51.80 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 52.44 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 52.48 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 52.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 53.59 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 53.54 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 53.59 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 54.06 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 55.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 55.96 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 59.85 million | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 69.67 million | +16.4% |
| 2014 | 69.53 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 70.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 70.14 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 65.69 million | -6.3% |
| 2018 | 65.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 65.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 65.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 64.92 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 64.90 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.77 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 64.76 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.93 million | 48.93 million | 48.93 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 52.47 million | 49.04 million | 54.06 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.72 million | 55.38 million | 70.45 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.88 million | 64.76 million | 65.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 91 Haiti 739,060 compare
- 92 Lao People's Democratic Republic 712,597 compare
- 93 United Arab Emirates 692,863 compare
- 94 Palestine, State of 692,569 compare
- 95 Libya 645,147 compare
- 96 Sweden 643,935 compare
- 97 Mauritania 635,089 compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 64.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.45 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.93 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 94th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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