Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 17.18 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17.18 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.53 million
in 2008
All-time low
17.12 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 17.18 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 18.53 million in 2008 and was at its lowest, 17.12 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.12 million | — |
| 2000 | 17.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 17.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 17.65 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 17.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.93 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 18.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 18.47 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 18.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 18.40 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.43 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.33 million | -0.6% |
| 2013 | 18.29 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 18.39 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 18.40 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 18.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 18.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 18.11 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 17.91 million | -1.1% |
| 2021 | 17.76 million | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 17.55 million | -1.2% |
| 2023 | 17.36 million | -1.1% |
| 2024 | 17.18 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.12 million | 17.12 million | 17.12 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.99 million | 17.18 million | 18.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.32 million | 18.11 million | 18.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.55 million | 17.18 million | 17.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 36 Colombia 402,550 compare
- 37 Côte d'Ivoire 394,489 compare
- 38 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 392,456 compare
- 39 France 386,943 compare
- 40 Mali 384,776 compare
- 41 Thailand 366,089 compare
- 42 Uzbekistan 358,030 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.6662 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 84.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.1267 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 17.18 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.53 million in 2008.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.12 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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