Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 18.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.97 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
25th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.97 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.70 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 18.97 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.70 million, in 1970.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 7.70 million
1971 7.86 million +2.0%
1972 7.99 million +1.7%
1973 8.14 million +1.9%
1974 8.30 million +2.0%
1975 8.49 million +2.2%
1976 8.67 million +2.2%
1977 8.88 million +2.4%
1978 9.16 million +3.1%
1979 9.40 million +2.6%
1980 9.64 million +2.6%
1981 9.86 million +2.3%
1982 10.07 million +2.2%
1983 10.34 million +2.6%
1984 10.60 million +2.5%
1985 10.90 million +2.9%
1986 11.22 million +2.9%
1987 11.52 million +2.7%
1988 11.82 million +2.6%
1989 12.11 million +2.5%
1990 12.39 million +2.3%
1991 12.63 million +2.0%
1992 12.84 million +1.6%
1993 13.03 million +1.5%
1994 13.20 million +1.3%
1995 13.43 million +1.7%
1996 13.68 million +1.9%
1997 13.89 million +1.5%
1998 14.06 million +1.2%
1999 14.16 million +0.7%
2000 14.28 million +0.8%
2001 14.38 million +0.7%
2002 14.50 million +0.8%
2003 14.60 million +0.7%
2004 14.77 million +1.2%
2005 14.98 million +1.4%
2006 15.19 million +1.4%
2007 15.47 million +1.9%
2008 15.69 million +1.4%
2009 15.85 million +1.0%
2010 16.07 million +1.4%
2011 16.27 million +1.3%
2012 16.56 million +1.8%
2013 16.90 million +2.0%
2014 17.27 million +2.2%
2015 17.63 million +2.1%
2016 17.86 million +1.3%
2017 18.04 million +1.0%
2018 18.31 million +1.5%
2019 18.62 million +1.7%
2020 18.70 million +0.4%
2021 18.83 million +0.7%
2022 18.94 million +0.6%
2023 18.94 million -0.1%
2024 18.97 million +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.46 million 7.70 million 9.40 million 10
1980s 10.81 million 9.64 million 12.11 million 10
1990s 13.33 million 12.39 million 14.16 million 10
2000s 14.97 million 14.28 million 15.85 million 10
2010s 17.35 million 16.07 million 18.62 million 10
2020s 18.88 million 18.70 million 18.97 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 22 Afghanistan 628,928 compare
  2. 23 Yemen 598,800 compare
  3. 24 Angola 583,495 compare
  4. 25 Iraq 556,309 compare
  5. 26 South Africa 536,911 compare
  6. 27 Mozambique 530,923 compare
  7. 28 Algeria 508,458 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 18.97 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 GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 18.97 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 7.70 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 25th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 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