Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in WB: Ibrd Only
WB: Ibrd Only: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 372.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Ibrd Only, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Ibrd Only is 372.81 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Ibrd Only peaked at 373.22 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 232.08 million, in 1997.
WB: Ibrd Only ranks 11th 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 WB: Ibrd Only, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 232.08 million | — |
| 1998 | 232.08 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 234.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 235.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 235.64 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 252.82 million | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 251.30 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 243.35 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 243.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 238.38 million | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 235.46 million | -1.2% |
| 2008 | 232.59 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 333.07 million | +43.2% |
| 2010 | 333.11 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 333.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 340.52 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 352.71 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 353.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 359.65 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 362.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 359.47 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 363.41 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 366.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 368.57 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 370.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 372.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 373.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 372.81 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in WB: Ibrd Only 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 | +43.2% | 232.59 million | 333.07 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 232.73 million | 232.08 million | 234.04 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 250.16 million | 232.59 million | 333.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 352.41 million | 333.11 million | 366.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 371.58 million | 368.57 million | 373.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Ibrd Only
More education data for WB: Ibrd Only
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 231.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 205.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 21.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.2992 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 425.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 63.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 443.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Ibrd Only was 372.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The highest recorded value was 373.22 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Ibrd Only?
- The lowest recorded value was 232.08 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Ibrd Only rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- WB: Ibrd Only ranks 11th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in WB: Ibrd Only?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Ibrd Only 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release