Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 921,157 in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
921,157
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
189th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.23 million
in 2001
All-time low
921,157
in 2024
Years of data
26
1999–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024

0250.0k500.0k750.0k1.0M1.2M1999201120241999: 1.2M2000: 1.2M2001: 1.2M2002: 1.2M2003: 1.2M2004: 1.2M2005: 1.2M2006: 1.1M2007: 1.1M2008: 1.1M2009: 1.1M2010: 1.0M2011: 1.0M2012: 996.8k2013: 1.0M2014: 1.0M2015: 1.0M2016: 1.0M2017: 1.0M2018: 1.0M2019: 1.0M2020: 988.9k2021: 994.8k2022: 983.4k2023: 945.4k2024: 921.2k

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 921,157 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.

That represents a change of down 2.6% on the previous year and down 11.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 1.23 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 921,157, in 2024.

ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 189th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 1.23 million
2000 1.23 million -0.0%
2001 1.23 million +0.3%
2002 1.22 million -1.2%
2003 1.19 million -2.4%
2004 1.17 million -1.5%
2005 1.16 million -0.9%
2006 1.15 million -1.1%
2007 1.14 million -0.8%
2008 1.08 million -5.2%
2009 1.06 million -2.1%
2010 1.04 million -1.6%
2011 1.02 million -1.8%
2012 996,848 -2.3%
2013 1.02 million +2.1%
2014 1.04 million +2.2%
2015 1.03 million -1.1%
2016 1.02 million -0.9%
2017 1.04 million +1.6%
2018 1.04 million +0.0%
2019 1.02 million -1.7%
2020 988,859 -2.8%
2021 994,801 +0.6%
2022 983,395 -1.1%
2023 945,424 -3.9%
2024 921,157 -2.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.23 million 1.23 million 1.23 million 1
2000s 1.16 million 1.06 million 1.23 million 10
2010s 1.03 million 996,848 1.04 million 10
2020s 966,727 921,157 994,801 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)

  1. 186 Guam 1,546 compare
  2. 187 Martinique 1,491 compare
  3. 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,224 compare
  4. 189 Tonga 1,207 compare
  5. 190 Saint Lucia 1,048 compare
  6. 191 Curaçao 927 compare
  7. 192 Seychelles 901 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 921,157 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The highest recorded value was 1.23 million in 2001.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
The lowest recorded value was 921,157 in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
Over the last ten years it is down 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release