School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)

WB: Low Income (july 2025): School age population, early childhood education, male was 32.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
32.72 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
67th
of 194 groups
All-time high
32.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
17.23 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 17.2M1998: 18.8M1999: 19.2M2000: 19.7M2001: 20.2M2002: 20.6M2003: 21.1M2004: 21.6M2005: 22.1M2006: 22.7M2007: 23.1M2008: 23.6M2009: 24.1M2010: 24.8M2011: 25.4M2012: 26.0M2013: 26.7M2014: 27.2M2015: 27.8M2016: 28.8M2017: 29.0M2018: 29.5M2019: 30.0M2020: 30.8M2021: 31.4M2022: 31.6M2023: 32.4M2024: 32.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) is 32.72 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) peaked at 32.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.23 million, in 1997.

That places WB: Low Income (july 2025) 67th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 WB: Low Income (july 2025), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in WB: Low Income (july 2025), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 17.23 million
1998 18.76 million +8.9%
1999 19.23 million +2.5%
2000 19.71 million +2.5%
2001 20.17 million +2.3%
2002 20.61 million +2.2%
2003 21.09 million +2.3%
2004 21.60 million +2.4%
2005 22.13 million +2.5%
2006 22.66 million +2.4%
2007 23.05 million +1.7%
2008 23.58 million +2.3%
2009 24.14 million +2.4%
2010 24.78 million +2.6%
2011 25.41 million +2.6%
2012 26.05 million +2.5%
2013 26.71 million +2.6%
2014 27.22 million +1.9%
2015 27.78 million +2.0%
2016 28.81 million +3.7%
2017 29.02 million +0.7%
2018 29.50 million +1.7%
2019 29.98 million +1.6%
2020 30.75 million +2.6%
2021 31.42 million +2.2%
2022 31.62 million +0.6%
2023 32.36 million +2.4%
2024 32.72 million +1.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.41 million 17.23 million 19.23 million 3
2000s 21.88 million 19.71 million 24.14 million 10
2010s 27.53 million 24.78 million 29.98 million 10
2020s 31.78 million 30.75 million 32.72 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Low Income (july 2025)

  1. 64 Iran, Islamic Republic of 662,641 compare
  2. 65 Burundi 647,154 compare
  3. 66 Afghanistan 641,310 compare
  4. 67 Guinea 639,721 compare
  5. 68 Sierra Leone 582,872 compare
  6. 69 Romania 579,313 compare
  7. 70 Israel 566,720 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in WB: Low Income (july 2025) was 32.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
The highest recorded value was 32.72 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
The lowest recorded value was 17.23 million in 1997.
How does WB: Low Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
WB: Low Income (july 2025) ranks 67th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in WB: Low Income (july 2025)?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Low Income (july 2025) 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