School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, male was 110.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
110.39 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
9th
of 194 groups
All-time high
110.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
86.66 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 110.39 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 0.1% on the previous year and up 6.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 110.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 86.66 million, in 1997.
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 9th 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 GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 86.66 million | — |
| 1998 | 92.41 million | +6.6% |
| 1999 | 89.15 million | -3.5% |
| 2000 | 90.05 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 90.92 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 91.51 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 92.15 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 93.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 94.40 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 95.69 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 96.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 97.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 99.54 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 101.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 103.48 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 105.81 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 107.91 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 103.29 million | -4.3% |
| 2015 | 104.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 106.24 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 108.08 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 109.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 109.56 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 109.28 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 109.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 109.72 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 110.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 110.39 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 89.41 million | 86.66 million | 92.41 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.15 million | 90.05 million | 99.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 105.95 million | 101.54 million | 109.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 109.87 million | 109.28 million | 110.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- 6 Pakistan 6.43 million compare
- 7 Mexico 6.30 million compare
- 8 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 5.64 million compare
- 9 Ethiopia 5.62 million compare
- 10 Bangladesh 5.01 million compare
- 11 Viet Nam 4.44 million compare
- 12 Russian Federation 4.37 million compare
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 110.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 110.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 86.66 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 9th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, 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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February 2026 Data Release