Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, male was 54.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
54.18 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.18 million
in 2024
All-time low
35.42 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

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

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997201020241997: 35.4M1998: 35.4M1999: 36.2M2000: 36.9M2001: 37.5M2002: 38.1M2003: 38.9M2004: 39.6M2005: 40.4M2006: 41.1M2007: 41.9M2008: 43.5M2009: 44.1M2010: 44.6M2011: 45.0M2012: 45.5M2013: 45.9M2014: 46.4M2015: 49.7M2016: 50.4M2017: 50.8M2018: 51.3M2019: 51.8M2020: 52.4M2021: 53.0M2022: 53.5M2023: 53.8M2024: 54.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 54.18 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 54.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 35.42 million, in 1997.

That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
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 44.12 million +1.5%
2010 44.61 million +1.1%
2011 45.03 million +0.9%
2012 45.49 million +1.0%
2013 45.91 million +0.9%
2014 46.36 million +1.0%
2015 49.69 million +7.2%
2016 50.43 million +1.5%
2017 50.78 million +0.7%
2018 51.28 million +1.0%
2019 51.83 million +1.1%
2020 52.43 million +1.2%
2021 53.03 million +1.1%
2022 53.53 million +0.9%
2023 53.83 million +0.6%
2024 54.18 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 35.67 million 35.42 million 36.17 million 3
2000s 40.20 million 36.88 million 44.12 million 10
2010s 48.14 million 44.61 million 51.83 million 10
2020s 53.40 million 52.43 million 54.18 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 115 Ireland 373,653 compare
  2. 116 Eritrea 354,252 compare
  3. 117 New Zealand 351,210 compare
  4. 118 Norway 331,993 compare
  5. 119 Slovakia 330,983 compare
  6. 120 Uruguay 328,874 compare
  7. 121 Denmark 327,858 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 54.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 54.18 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 35.42 million in 1997.
How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: South Asia 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