Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.99 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.01 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.14 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 1.99 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 2.01 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.14 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 176th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.14 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 1.15 million | +0.3% |
| 1974 | 1.17 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 1.19 million | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 1.21 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 1.23 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 1.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.27 million | +0.0% |
| 1982 | 1.25 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 1.26 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 1.28 million | +1.0% |
| 1985 | 1.30 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 1.31 million | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 1.32 million | +0.9% |
| 1988 | 1.33 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 1.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.38 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 1.40 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.44 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 1.48 million | +3.5% |
| 1994 | 1.54 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 1.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.59 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 1.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 1.61 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 1.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 1.61 million | -0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 1.62 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 1.60 million | -1.6% |
| 2005 | 1.58 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 1.57 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 1.55 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 1.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1.62 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 1.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 1.74 million | +4.4% |
| 2016 | 1.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 1.87 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 1.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 1.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 1.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.00 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.18 million | 1.14 million | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.29 million | 1.25 million | 1.35 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.52 million | 1.38 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.59 million | 1.55 million | 1.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.58 million | 1.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.92 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 3,310 compare
- 174 French Guiana 3,151 compare
- 175 Macau, China 3,100 compare
- 176 Samoa 3,005 compare
- 177 Sao Tome and Principe 2,920 compare
- 178 Malta 2,480 compare
- 179 Iceland 2,387 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 1.99 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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