School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 18.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.27 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
28th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.27 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.67 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 18.27 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 18.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.67 million, in 1970.

ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 4.67 million
1971 4.80 million +2.9%
1972 4.94 million +2.9%
1973 5.09 million +3.1%
1974 5.24 million +2.9%
1975 5.38 million +2.7%
1976 5.52 million +2.5%
1977 5.67 million +2.7%
1978 5.82 million +2.7%
1979 5.99 million +2.9%
1980 6.17 million +3.0%
1981 6.35 million +3.0%
1982 6.52 million +2.7%
1983 6.70 million +2.8%
1984 6.90 million +2.9%
1985 7.08 million +2.6%
1986 7.28 million +3.0%
1987 7.51 million +3.1%
1988 7.73 million +3.0%
1989 7.95 million +2.8%
1990 8.20 million +3.2%
1991 8.43 million +2.7%
1992 8.64 million +2.6%
1993 8.89 million +2.9%
1994 9.17 million +3.1%
1995 9.43 million +2.9%
1996 9.65 million +2.3%
1997 9.85 million +2.1%
1998 10.09 million +2.5%
1999 10.34 million +2.4%
2000 10.54 million +2.0%
2001 10.76 million +2.0%
2002 10.95 million +1.8%
2003 11.15 million +1.8%
2004 11.38 million +2.0%
2005 11.64 million +2.3%
2006 11.85 million +1.9%
2007 12.10 million +2.1%
2008 12.35 million +2.0%
2009 12.59 million +2.0%
2010 12.88 million +2.3%
2011 13.21 million +2.5%
2012 13.58 million +2.8%
2013 13.96 million +2.8%
2014 14.28 million +2.3%
2015 14.66 million +2.7%
2016 15.03 million +2.6%
2017 15.50 million +3.1%
2018 15.99 million +3.1%
2019 16.44 million +2.8%
2020 16.89 million +2.7%
2021 17.29 million +2.4%
2022 17.69 million +2.3%
2023 18.11 million +2.4%
2024 18.27 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.31 million 4.67 million 5.99 million 10
1980s 7.02 million 6.17 million 7.95 million 10
1990s 9.27 million 8.20 million 10.34 million 10
2000s 11.53 million 10.54 million 12.59 million 10
2010s 14.55 million 12.88 million 16.44 million 10
2020s 17.65 million 16.89 million 18.27 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)

  1. 25 Japan 527,241 compare
  2. 26 Angola 511,784 compare
  3. 27 Algeria 506,503 compare
  4. 28 Yemen 502,323 compare
  5. 29 Mozambique 460,323 compare
  6. 30 Myanmar 457,437 compare
  7. 31 France 424,776 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 18.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The highest recorded value was 18.27 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
The lowest recorded value was 4.67 million in 1970.
How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 28th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,699 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release