Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 10.71 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
10.71 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
68th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.71 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 10.71 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 19.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 10.71 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million, in 1970.

ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 68th 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 2.94 million
1971 3.01 million +2.3%
1972 3.09 million +2.5%
1973 3.18 million +2.8%
1974 3.28 million +3.2%
1975 3.35 million +2.3%
1976 3.43 million +2.4%
1977 3.51 million +2.3%
1978 3.58 million +1.9%
1979 3.68 million +2.7%
1980 3.71 million +1.0%
1981 3.74 million +0.8%
1982 3.79 million +1.3%
1983 3.86 million +1.9%
1984 3.95 million +2.2%
1985 4.05 million +2.6%
1986 4.17 million +3.0%
1987 4.28 million +2.7%
1988 4.39 million +2.4%
1989 4.48 million +2.2%
1990 4.59 million +2.3%
1991 4.69 million +2.1%
1992 4.82 million +2.9%
1993 4.99 million +3.6%
1994 5.17 million +3.6%
1995 5.35 million +3.4%
1996 5.49 million +2.6%
1997 5.63 million +2.5%
1998 5.78 million +2.8%
1999 5.98 million +3.4%
2000 6.19 million +3.6%
2001 6.36 million +2.7%
2002 6.55 million +3.1%
2003 6.74 million +2.9%
2004 6.91 million +2.6%
2005 7.07 million +2.2%
2006 7.28 million +3.0%
2007 7.48 million +2.8%
2008 7.66 million +2.3%
2009 7.85 million +2.5%
2010 8.06 million +2.6%
2011 8.26 million +2.5%
2012 8.48 million +2.8%
2013 8.75 million +3.2%
2014 8.96 million +2.4%
2015 9.19 million +2.5%
2016 9.39 million +2.1%
2017 9.57 million +1.9%
2018 9.75 million +2.0%
2019 9.96 million +2.1%
2020 10.11 million +1.5%
2021 10.26 million +1.5%
2022 10.45 million +1.8%
2023 10.66 million +2.0%
2024 10.71 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 3.31 million 2.94 million 3.68 million 10
1980s 4.04 million 3.71 million 4.48 million 10
1990s 5.25 million 4.59 million 5.98 million 10
2000s 7.01 million 6.19 million 7.85 million 10
2010s 9.04 million 8.06 million 9.96 million 10
2020s 10.44 million 10.11 million 10.71 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)

  1. 65 Syrian Arab Republic 204,531 compare
  2. 66 Poland 199,806 compare
  3. 67 Cambodia 186,033 compare
  4. 68 Korea 177,833 compare
  5. 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 174,782 compare
  6. 70 Rwanda 169,598 compare
  7. 71 Sri Lanka 168,306 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 10.71 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: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The highest recorded value was 10.71 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 68th 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 Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
Over the last ten years it is up 19.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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