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
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.57 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.68 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
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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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February 2026 Data Release