How does North America rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?

North America ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in North America?

Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America

Name: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

North America: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 2.29 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

2.29 million number

Change on year

up 0.3%

Rank

39th

of 45 groups

All-time high

2.31 million number

in 2014

All-time low

1.89 million number

in 1982

Years of data

1970–2019

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America is 2.29 million number, measured in 2019.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America peaked at 2.31 million number in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million number, in 1982.

That places North America 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in North America, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	2.31 million number	—
1971	2.27 million number	-1.5%
1972	2.22 million number	-2.4%
1973	2.15 million number	-3.1%
1974	2.08 million number	-3.5%
1975	2.00 million number	-3.5%
1976	1.94 million number	-3.0%
1977	1.92 million number	-1.2%
1978	1.91 million number	-0.6%
1979	1.91 million number	-0.2%
1980	1.90 million number	-0.2%
1981	1.89 million number	-0.6%
1982	1.89 million number	-0.3%
1983	1.89 million number	+0.2%
1984	1.90 million number	+0.5%
1985	1.91 million number	+0.7%
1986	1.92 million number	+0.7%
1987	1.95 million number	+1.1%
1988	1.97 million number	+1.3%
1989	2.00 million number	+1.5%
1990	2.03 million number	+1.5%
1991	2.06 million number	+1.5%
1992	2.10 million number	+1.9%
1993	2.14 million number	+1.7%
1994	2.17 million number	+1.5%
1995	2.19 million number	+1.3%
1996	2.22 million number	+1.0%
1997	2.25 million number	+1.5%
1998	2.28 million number	+1.5%
1999	2.31 million number	+1.1%
2000	2.28 million number	-1.3%
2001	2.26 million number	-1.0%
2002	2.24 million number	-0.8%
2003	2.20 million number	-1.7%
2004	2.16 million number	-2.1%
2005	2.14 million number	-0.5%
2006	2.14 million number	-0.1%
2007	2.17 million number	+1.4%
2008	2.25 million number	+3.4%
2009	2.22 million number	-1.3%
2010	2.24 million number	+0.8%
2011	2.26 million number	+1.1%
2012	2.27 million number	+0.6%
2013	2.29 million number	+0.8%
2014	2.31 million number	+1.0%
2015	2.30 million number	-0.5%
2016	2.24 million number	-2.5%
2017	2.27 million number	+1.2%
2018	2.28 million number	+0.3%
2019	2.29 million number	+0.3%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	2.07 million number	1.91 million number	2.31 million number	10
1980s	1.92 million number	1.89 million number	2.00 million number	10
1990s	2.18 million number	2.03 million number	2.31 million number	10
2000s	2.21 million number	2.14 million number	2.28 million number	10
2010s	2.27 million number	2.24 million number	2.31 million number	10

Countries ranked near North America

36 Argentina 380,005 number compare
37 Cameroon 378,344 number compare
38 Colombia 376,879 number compare
39 Madagascar 369,641 number compare
40 Côte d'Ivoire 364,716 number compare
41 Morocco 353,304 number compare
42 Uzbekistan 332,370 number compare

See the full ranking of 251 places →

More education data for North America

Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0687 units per person (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 26.20 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.2703 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.04 million (2024)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 28.14 million (2024)
Population ages 0-14 16.9% (2025)

All data for North America →

Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America?: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in North America was 2.29 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in North America?: The highest recorded value was 2.31 million number in 2014.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in North America?: The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million number in 1982.
How does North America rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?: North America ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in North America?: Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this North America 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 251 places, 12,277 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 04 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the official entrance age to primary education. The official entrance age is the age at which students would enter a given programme or level of education assuming they start at the official entrance age for the lowest level of education, study full-time throughout and progressed through the system without repeating or skipping a grade. The theoretical entrance age to a given programme or level is typically, but not always, the most common entrance age.