Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, male was 62.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
62.39 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
104th
of 221 groups
All-time high
62.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
23.35 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997201020241997: 23.4M1998: 23.4M1999: 24.2M2000: 25.0M2001: 25.8M2002: 26.7M2003: 27.9M2004: 29.4M2005: 33.0M2006: 34.4M2007: 35.4M2008: 40.5M2009: 41.7M2010: 44.0M2011: 45.2M2012: 46.6M2013: 48.1M2014: 49.3M2015: 50.6M2016: 51.9M2017: 53.1M2018: 54.4M2019: 55.6M2020: 56.8M2021: 59.9M2022: 61.0M2023: 62.2M2024: 62.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 62.39 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 62.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.35 million, in 1997.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 104th 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 23.35 million
1998 23.35 million +0.0%
1999 24.18 million +3.6%
2000 25.03 million +3.5%
2001 25.84 million +3.2%
2002 26.71 million +3.4%
2003 27.93 million +4.6%
2004 29.42 million +5.3%
2005 32.98 million +12.1%
2006 34.44 million +4.4%
2007 35.41 million +2.8%
2008 40.51 million +14.4%
2009 41.67 million +2.9%
2010 44.03 million +5.7%
2011 45.25 million +2.8%
2012 46.58 million +2.9%
2013 48.09 million +3.2%
2014 49.27 million +2.5%
2015 50.61 million +2.7%
2016 51.88 million +2.5%
2017 53.14 million +2.4%
2018 54.38 million +2.3%
2019 55.61 million +2.3%
2020 56.79 million +2.1%
2021 59.86 million +5.4%
2022 61.03 million +1.9%
2023 62.17 million +1.9%
2024 62.39 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.63 million 23.35 million 24.18 million 3
2000s 31.99 million 25.03 million 41.67 million 10
2010s 49.88 million 44.03 million 55.61 million 10
2020s 60.45 million 56.79 million 62.39 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 101 Austria 595,716 compare
  2. 102 Portugal 589,705 compare
  3. 103 Cuba 555,254 compare
  4. 104 Lebanon 552,870 compare
  5. 105 Switzerland 514,468 compare
  6. 106 Greece 495,921 compare
  7. 107 Nicaragua 472,873 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 62.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 62.39 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 23.35 million in 1997.
How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 104th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 26.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release