School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School age population, early childhood education, male was 3.36 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) is 3.36 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 6.18 million in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.36 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 161st out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.52 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.52 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 6.18 million | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 6.06 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.93 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 5.81 million | -1.9% |
| 2005 | 5.67 million | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.49 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 5.37 million | -2.2% |
| 2008 | 5.32 million | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 5.29 million | -0.6% |
| 2010 | 5.27 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 5.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 5.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 4.22 million | -20.2% |
| 2014 | 4.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.19 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 4.18 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 4.11 million | -1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.00 million | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.89 million | -2.7% |
| 2020 | 3.81 million | -2.1% |
| 2021 | 3.69 million | -3.0% |
| 2022 | 3.56 million | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 3.41 million | -4.0% |
| 2024 | 3.36 million | -1.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.52 million | 5.52 million | 5.52 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.66 million | 5.29 million | 6.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.46 million | 3.89 million | 5.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.57 million | 3.36 million | 3.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 3.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.18 million in 2001.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.36 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 161st out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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