School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, male was 31.38 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
31.38 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
69th
of 194 groups
All-time high
31.38 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.67 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 15.7M1998: 17.2M1999: 17.6M2000: 18.1M2001: 18.6M2002: 19.0M2003: 19.5M2004: 20.0M2005: 20.6M2006: 21.1M2007: 21.5M2008: 22.0M2009: 22.6M2010: 23.2M2011: 23.9M2012: 24.4M2013: 25.1M2014: 25.6M2015: 26.2M2016: 27.3M2017: 27.5M2018: 28.1M2019: 28.6M2020: 29.5M2021: 30.1M2022: 30.3M2023: 31.1M2024: 31.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 31.38 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 31.38 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.67 million, in 1997.

GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 69th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 15.67 million
1998 17.19 million +9.7%
1999 17.65 million +2.7%
2000 18.13 million +2.7%
2001 18.58 million +2.5%
2002 19.03 million +2.4%
2003 19.52 million +2.6%
2004 20.03 million +2.6%
2005 20.57 million +2.7%
2006 21.11 million +2.6%
2007 21.50 million +1.9%
2008 22.03 million +2.5%
2009 22.61 million +2.6%
2010 23.24 million +2.8%
2011 23.86 million +2.7%
2012 24.45 million +2.5%
2013 25.10 million +2.6%
2014 25.63 million +2.1%
2015 26.22 million +2.3%
2016 27.29 million +4.1%
2017 27.53 million +0.9%
2018 28.08 million +2.0%
2019 28.63 million +1.9%
2020 29.45 million +2.9%
2021 30.15 million +2.4%
2022 30.34 million +0.7%
2023 31.06 million +2.4%
2024 31.38 million +1.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.83 million 15.67 million 17.65 million 3
2000s 20.31 million 18.13 million 22.61 million 10
2010s 26.00 million 23.24 million 28.63 million 10
2020s 30.47 million 29.45 million 31.38 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 66 Afghanistan 641,310 compare
  2. 67 Guinea 639,721 compare
  3. 68 Sierra Leone 582,872 compare
  4. 69 Romania 579,313 compare
  5. 70 Israel 566,720 compare
  6. 71 Nepal 560,528 compare
  7. 72 Tajikistan 544,196 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 31.38 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 31.38 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 15.67 million in 1997.
How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 69th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb 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