Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.27 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
146th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.39 million
in 2008
All-time low
1.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 3.27 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 3.39 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 1.94 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 146th 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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.94 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.98 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.02 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.15 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 2.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 2.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.34 million | +4.3% |
| 1979 | 2.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.43 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 2.45 million | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 2.42 million | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 2.46 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 2.49 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 2.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.63 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 2.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 2.76 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.83 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 2.86 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 2.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1992 | 2.91 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 2.94 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 2.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1996 | 3.06 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 3.10 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 3.11 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.14 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.21 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 3.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.31 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 3.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.39 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 3.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 3.35 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 3.33 million | -0.8% |
| 2012 | 3.30 million | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 3.28 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 3.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.23 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 3.20 million | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 3.15 million | -1.4% |
| 2018 | 3.17 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 3.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 3.27 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 3.27 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 3.27 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.14 million | 1.94 million | 2.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.57 million | 2.42 million | 2.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.00 million | 2.86 million | 3.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.28 million | 3.14 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.25 million | 3.15 million | 3.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.26 million | 3.23 million | 3.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 143 Timor-Leste 17,111 compare
- 144 Jamaica 16,975 compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 16,840 compare
- 146 Lithuania 15,889 compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,556 compare
- 148 Eswatini 14,043 compare
- 149 Albania 12,042 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 3.27 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 ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.39 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.94 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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