Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 11.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.28 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.81 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 11.28 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 11.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.81 million, in 1970.

ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 67th 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.81 million
1971 2.88 million +2.4%
1972 2.94 million +2.4%
1973 3.02 million +2.5%
1974 3.10 million +2.7%
1975 3.18 million +2.8%
1976 3.26 million +2.5%
1977 3.35 million +2.5%
1978 3.42 million +2.3%
1979 3.51 million +2.7%
1980 3.60 million +2.4%
1981 3.66 million +1.9%
1982 3.76 million +2.5%
1983 3.86 million +2.7%
1984 3.95 million +2.5%
1985 4.06 million +2.6%
1986 4.18 million +3.0%
1987 4.30 million +2.9%
1988 4.40 million +2.4%
1989 4.50 million +2.3%
1990 4.61 million +2.3%
1991 4.71 million +2.3%
1992 4.84 million +2.7%
1993 4.99 million +3.0%
1994 5.15 million +3.2%
1995 5.32 million +3.3%
1996 5.45 million +2.5%
1997 5.58 million +2.4%
1998 5.74 million +2.8%
1999 5.93 million +3.3%
2000 6.13 million +3.5%
2001 6.32 million +3.0%
2002 6.53 million +3.3%
2003 6.73 million +3.1%
2004 6.91 million +2.7%
2005 7.08 million +2.4%
2006 7.30 million +3.1%
2007 7.51 million +3.0%
2008 7.72 million +2.8%
2009 7.94 million +2.8%
2010 8.17 million +2.9%
2011 8.41 million +2.9%
2012 8.67 million +3.1%
2013 8.97 million +3.5%
2014 9.20 million +2.5%
2015 9.44 million +2.6%
2016 9.66 million +2.4%
2017 9.89 million +2.3%
2018 10.11 million +2.3%
2019 10.34 million +2.2%
2020 10.53 million +1.8%
2021 10.73 million +1.9%
2022 10.96 million +2.2%
2023 11.19 million +2.1%
2024 11.28 million +0.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.15 million 2.81 million 3.51 million 10
1980s 4.03 million 3.60 million 4.50 million 10
1990s 5.23 million 4.61 million 5.93 million 10
2000s 7.02 million 6.13 million 7.94 million 10
2010s 9.29 million 8.17 million 10.34 million 10
2020s 10.94 million 10.53 million 11.28 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)

  1. 64 Guatemala 204,607 compare
  2. 65 Syrian Arab Republic 204,531 compare
  3. 66 Poland 199,806 compare
  4. 67 Cambodia 186,033 compare
  5. 68 Korea 177,833 compare
  6. 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 174,782 compare
  7. 70 Rwanda 169,598 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 11.28 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The highest recorded value was 11.28 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.81 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release