School age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, early childhood education, male was 13.61 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
13.61 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
124th
of 194 groups
All-time high
19.56 million
in 2013
All-time low
13.16 million
in 2017
Years of data
29
1996–2024
School age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 13.61 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 19.56 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.16 million, in 2017.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 124th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 13.63 million | — |
| 1997 | 13.68 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 17.15 million | +25.4% |
| 1999 | 17.26 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 17.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 17.66 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 17.89 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 18.05 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.13 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 18.19 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 18.29 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 18.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 19.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 19.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 19.56 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 13.25 million | -32.3% |
| 2015 | 13.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 13.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.61 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.43 million | 13.63 million | 17.26 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 17.93 million | 17.35 million | 18.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.64 million | 13.16 million | 19.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.49 million | 13.35 million | 13.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 13.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.56 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.16 million in 2017.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 124th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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