School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, male was 57.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
57.82 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
29th
of 194 groups
All-time high
57.87 million
in 2023
All-time low
42.95 million
in 1999
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1996–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M1996201020241996: 44.0M1997: 44.9M1998: 46.2M1999: 42.9M2000: 43.7M2001: 44.5M2002: 45.4M2003: 46.1M2004: 47.1M2005: 48.0M2006: 48.9M2007: 49.7M2008: 50.7M2009: 51.8M2010: 53.1M2011: 54.4M2012: 56.1M2013: 57.3M2014: 52.1M2015: 53.1M2016: 54.0M2017: 54.4M2018: 55.1M2019: 55.7M2020: 56.3M2021: 56.8M2022: 57.3M2023: 57.9M2024: 57.8M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 57.82 million.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 57.87 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.95 million, in 1999.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th of 194 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 44.04 million
1997 44.93 million +2.0%
1998 46.23 million +2.9%
1999 42.95 million -7.1%
2000 43.72 million +1.8%
2001 44.53 million +1.8%
2002 45.38 million +1.9%
2003 46.08 million +1.5%
2004 47.06 million +2.1%
2005 48.03 million +2.0%
2006 48.92 million +1.9%
2007 49.71 million +1.6%
2008 50.72 million +2.0%
2009 51.80 million +2.1%
2010 53.10 million +2.5%
2011 54.42 million +2.5%
2012 56.09 million +3.1%
2013 57.30 million +2.2%
2014 52.13 million -9.0%
2015 53.08 million +1.8%
2016 53.98 million +1.7%
2017 54.44 million +0.9%
2018 55.12 million +1.3%
2019 55.67 million +1.0%
2020 56.35 million +1.2%
2021 56.84 million +0.9%
2022 57.34 million +0.9%
2023 57.87 million +0.9%
2024 57.82 million -0.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 44.54 million 42.95 million 46.23 million 4
2000s 47.60 million 43.72 million 51.80 million 10
2010s 54.53 million 52.13 million 57.30 million 10
2020s 57.25 million 56.35 million 57.87 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 26 Uzbekistan 1.69 million compare
  2. 27 Mozambique 1.67 million compare
  3. 28 Peru 1.64 million compare
  4. 29 Argentina 1.62 million compare
  5. 30 Morocco 1.61 million compare
  6. 31 Sudan 1.49 million compare
  7. 32 Madagascar 1.37 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 57.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 57.87 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 42.95 million in 1999.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 29th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release