Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.38 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.41 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.67 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) stood at 3.38 million.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 15.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 3.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 2009.
WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 3.32 million | — |
| 2000 | 3.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 3.11 million | -5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.05 million | -1.9% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.89 million | -3.2% |
| 2005 | 2.81 million | -2.7% |
| 2006 | 2.76 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.73 million | -0.8% |
| 2008 | 2.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 2.67 million | -2.6% |
| 2010 | 2.74 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 2.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 2.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 2.93 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.10 million | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 3.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 3.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 3.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 3.28 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 3.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 3.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 3.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 3.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 3.38 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.32 million | 3.32 million | 3.32 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 2.90 million | 2.67 million | 3.29 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.02 million | 2.74 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.38 million | 3.35 million | 3.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 11.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5726 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5449 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 8.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 180,868 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) was 3.38 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 WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 2009.
- How does WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Europe & Central Asia (ida & Ibrd) 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