Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: World
WB: World: Population of compulsory school age, male was 637.04 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
637.04 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
4th
of 221 groups
All-time high
637.04 million
in 2024
All-time low
388.37 million
in 1998
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: World recorded 637.04 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 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: World peaked at 637.04 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 388.37 million, in 1998.
WB: World ranks 4th 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 in WB: World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 388.40 million | — |
| 1998 | 388.37 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 392.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 395.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 398.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 418.51 million | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 420.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 432.36 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 437.78 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 435.13 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 435.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 439.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 542.13 million | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 545.96 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 549.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 559.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 576.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 580.22 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 592.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 599.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 600.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 607.90 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 614.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 620.70 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 628.26 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 633.02 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 636.91 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 637.04 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 389.67 million | 388.37 million | 392.23 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 435.50 million | 395.51 million | 542.13 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 582.56 million | 545.96 million | 614.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 631.19 million | 620.70 million | 637.04 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.60 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 139.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 129.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1689 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in WB: World?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: World was 637.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: World?
- The highest recorded value was 637.04 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: World?
- The lowest recorded value was 388.37 million in 1998.
- How does WB: World rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- WB: World ranks 4th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in WB: World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: World 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