Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 338.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 338.54 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 338.86 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 208.77 million, in 1998.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 208.78 million | — |
| 1998 | 208.77 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 209.09 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 210.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 208.95 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 227.30 million | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 225.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 219.37 million | -2.9% |
| 2005 | 220.77 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 215.40 million | -2.4% |
| 2007 | 213.12 million | -1.1% |
| 2008 | 212.12 million | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 312.68 million | +47.4% |
| 2010 | 311.63 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 311.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 315.22 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 317.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 318.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 323.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2016 | 324.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 325.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 329.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 332.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 334.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 337.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 338.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 338.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 338.54 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +47.4% | 212.12 million | 312.68 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 208.88 million | 208.77 million | 209.09 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 226.57 million | 208.95 million | 312.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 320.98 million | 311.63 million | 332.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 337.41 million | 334.57 million | 338.86 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 338.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 338.86 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 208.77 million in 1998.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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