Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

WB: Middle Income (july 2025): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 52.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
52.67 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
10th
of 221 groups
All-time high
54.02 million
in 2019
All-time low
41.98 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 52.67 million.

That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 54.02 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.98 million, in 1970.

That places WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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 WB: Middle Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in WB: Middle Income (july 2025), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 41.98 million
1971 45.19 million +7.7%
1972 43.99 million -2.7%
1973 44.31 million +0.7%
1974 44.27 million -0.1%
1975 43.85 million -1.0%
1976 46.09 million +5.1%
1977 46.17 million +0.2%
1978 46.90 million +1.6%
1979 46.49 million -0.9%
1980 46.43 million -0.1%
1981 46.38 million -0.1%
1982 45.80 million -1.3%
1983 45.08 million -1.6%
1984 44.99 million -0.2%
1985 44.68 million -0.7%
1986 45.16 million +1.1%
1987 46.07 million +2.0%
1988 46.78 million +1.5%
1989 47.67 million +1.9%
1990 49.03 million +2.8%
1991 48.11 million -1.9%
1992 49.00 million +1.9%
1993 49.79 million +1.6%
1994 50.88 million +2.2%
1995 51.91 million +2.0%
1996 51.68 million -0.4%
1997 52.33 million +1.3%
1998 52.90 million +1.1%
1999 50.29 million -4.9%
2000 49.54 million -1.5%
2001 49.36 million -0.4%
2002 49.15 million -0.4%
2003 49.00 million -0.3%
2004 48.58 million -0.9%
2005 48.53 million -0.1%
2006 48.68 million +0.3%
2007 49.45 million +1.6%
2008 49.22 million -0.5%
2009 49.18 million -0.1%
2010 49.35 million +0.3%
2011 49.74 million +0.8%
2012 50.11 million +0.7%
2013 50.57 million +0.9%
2014 51.23 million +1.3%
2015 52.13 million +1.8%
2016 52.59 million +0.9%
2017 52.70 million +0.2%
2018 52.94 million +0.5%
2019 54.02 million +2.0%
2020 53.47 million -1.0%
2021 53.76 million +0.5%
2022 52.98 million -1.5%
2023 53.00 million +0.1%
2024 52.67 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 44.92 million 41.98 million 46.90 million 10
1980s 45.91 million 44.68 million 47.67 million 10
1990s 50.59 million 48.11 million 52.90 million 10
2000s 49.07 million 48.53 million 49.54 million 10
2010s 51.54 million 49.35 million 54.02 million 10
2020s 53.18 million 52.67 million 53.76 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle Income (july 2025)

  1. 7 Democratic Republic of Congo 1.76 million compare
  2. 8 Ethiopia 1.75 million compare
  3. 9 Bangladesh 1.62 million compare
  4. 10 Brazil 1.44 million compare
  5. 11 Egypt 1.25 million compare
  6. 12 Philippines 1.14 million compare
  7. 13 Mexico 1.07 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in WB: Middle Income (july 2025) was 52.67 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: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 54.02 million in 2019.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 41.98 million in 1970.
How does WB: Middle Income (july 2025) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
WB: Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 10th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle Income (july 2025) 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