Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 8.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.89 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.89 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.61 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 8.89 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 8.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.61 million, in 1970.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 82nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.61 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 2.73 million | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 2.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 2.94 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 3.01 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 3.08 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.15 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 3.22 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 3.37 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.46 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 3.57 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 3.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 3.76 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.87 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 4.08 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 4.28 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.38 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 4.49 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 4.63 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 4.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 4.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.02 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 5.11 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 5.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 5.36 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 5.48 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 5.63 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 5.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 5.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 6.05 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 6.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 6.35 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.66 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 6.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 6.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 7.14 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 7.36 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 7.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 7.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 8.04 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 8.18 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 8.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 8.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 8.79 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 8.88 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 8.89 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.91 million | 2.61 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.72 million | 3.29 million | 4.18 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.77 million | 4.28 million | 5.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.99 million | 5.36 million | 6.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.60 million | 6.82 million | 8.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.74 million | 8.50 million | 8.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 8.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.89 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.61 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release