Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2
GPE: Region 2: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 9.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2 is 9.22 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 22.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2 peaked at 9.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.10 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 2 78th 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 GPE: Region 2, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.10 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.16 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.37 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 2.44 million | +3.2% |
| 1976 | 2.52 million | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 2.59 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.67 million | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 2.77 million | +3.5% |
| 1980 | 2.86 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 2.97 million | +3.6% |
| 1982 | 3.07 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 3.18 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 3.28 million | +3.3% |
| 1985 | 3.39 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.50 million | +3.2% |
| 1987 | 3.59 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 3.80 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 3.92 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 4.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 4.20 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 4.29 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 4.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 4.51 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 4.62 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 4.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 4.86 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 4.99 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 5.12 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 5.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 5.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.68 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 5.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2007 | 6.10 million | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 6.28 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 6.46 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.65 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 7.06 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 7.30 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 7.51 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 7.75 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 7.97 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 8.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 8.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 8.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 8.76 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 8.96 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 9.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.22 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.42 million | 2.10 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.33 million | 2.86 million | 3.80 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.36 million | 3.92 million | 4.86 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.67 million | 4.99 million | 6.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.63 million | 6.65 million | 8.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.04 million | 8.76 million | 9.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 2
- 75 South Sudan 138,224 compare
- 76 Tajikistan 132,352 compare
- 77 Togo 129,271 compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 125,435 compare
- 79 Haiti 123,847 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 122,879 compare
- 81 Chile 118,856 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 2
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.5 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.8825 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5225 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.51 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.30 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.41 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in GPE: Region 2 was 9.22 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: Region 2?
- The highest recorded value was 9.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 2?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.10 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 2 rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- GPE: Region 2 ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 2?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 2 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