Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Population of compulsory school age, male was 18.96 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 18.96 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 19.01 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 12.87 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.89 million | 12.87 million | 12.93 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.86 million | 13.01 million | 15.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.25 million | 15.76 million | 18.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.93 million | 18.80 million | 19.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 171 St. Lucia 10,727 compare
- 172 Micronesia, Federated States of 9,808 compare
- 173 Grenada 9,804 compare
- 174 Seychelles 9,561 compare
- 175 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 9,264 compare
- 176 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 8,507 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,299 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 22.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 18.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.01 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.87 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release