Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Population of compulsory school age, male was 151.57 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 151.57 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 152.90 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 35.42 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 35.42 million | — |
| 1998 | 35.42 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.17 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 36.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 38.15 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 38.88 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 39.63 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 40.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 41.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 41.87 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 43.49 million | +3.9% |
| 2009 | 146.41 million | +236.6% |
| 2010 | 147.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 148.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 149.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 149.53 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 149.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 152.63 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 152.90 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 152.64 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 152.54 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 152.54 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 152.58 million | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 152.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 152.44 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 151.99 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 151.57 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 35.67 million | 35.42 million | 36.17 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.43 million | 36.88 million | 146.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 150.79 million | 147.28 million | 152.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 152.25 million | 151.57 million | 152.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 31 Japan 4.70 million compare
- 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 4.60 million compare
- 33 Ghana 4.53 million compare
- 34 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 4.13 million compare
- 35 Peru 3.93 million compare
- 36 Uzbekistan 3.76 million compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 3.72 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 139.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 151.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 152.90 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.42 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 34th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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