Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Population of compulsory school age, male was 55.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries is 55.97 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 55.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 27.44 million, in 1997.
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 112th 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 SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.44 million | — |
| 1998 | 27.44 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 27.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 28.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 29.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 29.64 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 30.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 30.83 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 31.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 32.37 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 32.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 37.57 million | +14.2% |
| 2009 | 39.01 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 40.04 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 41.42 million | +3.5% |
| 2012 | 42.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 43.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 44.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 48.06 million | +8.6% |
| 2016 | 49.25 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 50.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 51.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 52.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 53.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 54.18 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 55.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 55.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 55.97 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.61 million | 27.44 million | 27.96 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.15 million | 28.51 million | 39.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.24 million | 40.04 million | 52.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.85 million | 53.27 million | 55.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 55.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 55.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.44 million in 1997.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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