Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 1.99 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 31.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.01 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2007.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.71 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.69 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.55 million | -8.0% |
| 2002 | 1.53 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.43 million | -4.7% |
| 2005 | 1.38 million | -3.6% |
| 2006 | 1.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 1.34 million | -2.1% |
| 2008 | 1.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 1.35 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 1.42 million | +5.1% |
| 2011 | 1.45 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 1.49 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 1.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 1.66 million | +9.5% |
| 2016 | 1.75 million | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 1.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 1.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 1.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 1.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1.71 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.45 million | 1.34 million | 1.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.63 million | 1.42 million | 1.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.93 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 172 Maldives 3,492 compare
- 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
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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