Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 553.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
MDG: Developing Regions recorded 553.69 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 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 553.69 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 306.24 million, in 1998.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 306.27 million | — |
| 1998 | 306.24 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 310.14 million | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 313.45 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 317.21 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 338.30 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 339.68 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 351.25 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 357.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 356.02 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 357.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 361.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 465.26 million | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 469.47 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 472.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 483.09 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 498.71 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 502.75 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 514.93 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 520.89 million | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 521.13 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 528.04 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 533.91 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 539.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 546.35 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 550.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 553.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 553.69 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in MDG: Developing Regions changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +28.6% | 361.76 million | 465.26 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 307.55 million | 306.24 million | 310.14 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 355.76 million | 313.45 million | 465.26 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 504.58 million | 469.47 million | 533.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 548.58 million | 539.14 million | 553.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 365.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 266.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 33.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6758 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 552.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 705.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 88.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in MDG: Developing Regions was 553.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 553.69 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 306.24 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions 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