School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, early childhood education, male was 66.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 66.93 million for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 66.93 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 42.45 million, in 1997.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 16th of 194 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.45 million | — |
| 1998 | 44.73 million | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 43.53 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 44.37 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 45.13 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 45.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 46.56 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 47.13 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 48.35 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 49.28 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 49.67 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 50.91 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 52.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 53.70 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 55.11 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 56.54 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 57.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 59.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.31 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 61.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 63.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 64.28 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 65.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 65.06 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 65.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 65.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 66.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 66.93 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 43.57 million | 42.45 million | 44.73 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 47.92 million | 44.37 million | 52.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.73 million | 53.70 million | 65.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.05 million | 65.06 million | 66.93 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 66.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.93 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.45 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 16th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release