Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 4.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.66 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.68 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.06 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 4.66 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 4.68 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.06 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.06 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 2.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.17 million | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.20 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.28 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.32 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 2.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.41 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 2.46 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 2.51 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 2.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 2.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 2.78 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 2.84 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.89 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.94 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 3.03 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.08 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 3.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.16 million | +1.4% |
| 1995 | 3.20 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 3.22 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.25 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 3.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 3.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 3.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 3.37 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 3.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 3.47 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 3.52 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 3.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 3.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 3.64 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 3.70 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 3.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 3.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 4.08 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 4.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.47 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.55 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 4.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 4.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.65 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 4.66 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.23 million | 2.06 million | 2.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.70 million | 2.46 million | 2.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.16 million | 3.01 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.46 million | 3.31 million | 3.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.12 million | 3.70 million | 4.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 million | 4.63 million | 4.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 4.66 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 ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.06 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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