Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Population of compulsory school age, male was 17.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 17.90 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 22.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 17.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 10.23 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 177th 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.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 10.23 million | — |
| 1998 | 10.23 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 10.42 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.61 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 10.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 11.85 million | +9.2% |
| 2003 | 12.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 12.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 12.40 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 12.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 12.67 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 12.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 13.13 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 13.49 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 13.88 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 14.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 14.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 15.16 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 15.73 million | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 16.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 16.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 17.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 17.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.90 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 17.90 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.29 million | 10.23 million | 10.42 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.12 million | 10.61 million | 13.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.98 million | 13.31 million | 16.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.66 million | 17.23 million | 17.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 174 Seychelles 9,561 compare
- 175 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 9,264 compare
- 176 Aruba 8,507 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 6,299 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 6,023 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,920 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 4,717 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 10.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 17.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.90 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.23 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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