Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Population of compulsory school age, male was 28.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 28.72 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 21.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 28.75 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 21.12 million, in 1997.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 148th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 21.12 million | — |
| 1998 | 21.12 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 21.13 million | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 21.21 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 21.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 21.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 21.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 21.58 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 21.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 21.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 21.96 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 23.02 million | +4.9% |
| 2009 | 23.16 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 23.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 23.50 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 23.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 23.47 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 23.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 26.49 million | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 26.77 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 26.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 27.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 27.30 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 27.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 28.21 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 28.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 28.75 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 28.72 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21.12 million | 21.12 million | 21.13 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 21.84 million | 21.21 million | 23.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.17 million | 23.16 million | 27.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.41 million | 27.80 million | 28.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 28.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.75 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.12 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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