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

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of compulsory school age, male was 23.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
23.72 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
160th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.79 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.51 million
in 2001
Years of data
28
1997–2024

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

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M1997201020241997: 1.5M1998: 1.5M1999: 1.5M2000: 1.5M2001: 1.5M2002: 21.6M2003: 21.7M2004: 21.8M2005: 21.9M2006: 22.0M2007: 22.0M2008: 22.0M2009: 22.0M2010: 22.0M2011: 22.0M2012: 22.0M2013: 22.2M2014: 22.4M2015: 22.5M2016: 22.6M2017: 22.9M2018: 23.0M2019: 23.3M2020: 23.6M2021: 23.7M2022: 23.8M2023: 23.8M2024: 23.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 23.72 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 5.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 23.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.51 million, in 2001.

That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 160th 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: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 1.55 million
1998 1.55 million +0.0%
1999 1.53 million -1.0%
2000 1.52 million -1.0%
2001 1.51 million -0.7%
2002 21.62 million +1334.1%
2003 21.68 million +0.3%
2004 21.76 million +0.4%
2005 21.93 million +0.8%
2006 21.98 million +0.2%
2007 22.01 million +0.2%
2008 22.01 million -0.0%
2009 22.02 million +0.0%
2010 22.02 million -0.0%
2011 22.00 million -0.1%
2012 22.01 million +0.1%
2013 22.21 million +0.9%
2014 22.41 million +0.9%
2015 22.51 million +0.4%
2016 22.63 million +0.5%
2017 22.86 million +1.0%
2018 23.04 million +0.8%
2019 23.29 million +1.1%
2020 23.55 million +1.1%
2021 23.69 million +0.6%
2022 23.78 million +0.4%
2023 23.79 million +0.0%
2024 23.72 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.54 million 1.53 million 1.55 million 3
2000s 17.80 million 1.51 million 22.02 million 10
2010s 22.50 million 22.00 million 23.29 million 10
2020s 23.71 million 23.55 million 23.79 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 157 Montenegro 36,887 compare
  2. 158 Macau, China 33,700 compare
  3. 159 Suriname 33,484 compare
  4. 160 Belize 31,293 compare
  5. 161 Bahamas 30,845 compare
  6. 162 Brunei Darussalam 30,566 compare
  7. 163 Malta 26,775 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of compulsory school age, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 23.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 23.79 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 1.51 million in 2001.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 160th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle 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