Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: Population of compulsory school age, male was 100.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
100.17 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
61st
of 221 groups
All-time high
100.25 million
in 2023
All-time low
88.51 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members stood at 100.17 million.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 100.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 88.51 million, in 1999.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 61st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.51 million | — |
| 2000 | 88.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 90.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 91.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 93.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 93.22 million | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 93.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 92.75 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 92.39 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 92.13 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 91.85 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 91.39 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 91.08 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 96.70 million | +6.2% |
| 2013 | 96.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 96.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 97.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 98.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 98.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 98.19 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 99.39 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 99.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 100.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 100.17 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.51 million | 88.51 million | 88.51 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.91 million | 88.51 million | 93.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.12 million | 91.08 million | 98.19 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.80 million | 99.23 million | 100.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 58 North Korea 2.03 million compare
- 59 Republic of Korea 1.99 million compare
- 60 Zambia 1.97 million compare
- 61 Sri Lanka 1.94 million compare
- 62 Australia 1.87 million compare
- 63 Poland 1.81 million compare
- 64 Kazakhstan 1.80 million compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.0572 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 30.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 36.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 67.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.9041 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 37.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.0567 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Oecd Members was 100.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 100.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.51 million in 1999.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 61st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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