School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 8.34 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
8.34 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
82nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.59 million
in 1999
All-time low
7.49 million
in 2013
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999201120241999: 8.6M2000: 8.6M2001: 8.5M2002: 8.4M2003: 8.2M2004: 8.1M2005: 7.9M2006: 7.8M2007: 7.7M2008: 7.6M2009: 7.5M2010: 7.5M2011: 7.5M2012: 7.5M2013: 7.5M2014: 7.5M2015: 7.6M2016: 7.7M2017: 7.8M2018: 8.0M2019: 8.1M2020: 8.2M2021: 8.2M2022: 8.2M2023: 8.3M2024: 8.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 8.34 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 8.59 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 7.49 million, in 2013.

That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 8.59 million
2000 8.57 million -0.2%
2001 8.45 million -1.4%
2002 8.41 million -0.5%
2003 8.18 million -2.7%
2004 8.06 million -1.6%
2005 7.94 million -1.4%
2006 7.84 million -1.2%
2007 7.74 million -1.3%
2008 7.62 million -1.6%
2009 7.55 million -0.9%
2010 7.50 million -0.6%
2011 7.54 million +0.5%
2012 7.53 million -0.2%
2013 7.49 million -0.5%
2014 7.52 million +0.3%
2015 7.58 million +0.9%
2016 7.66 million +1.0%
2017 7.78 million +1.5%
2018 7.99 million +2.7%
2019 8.13 million +1.7%
2020 8.21 million +1.0%
2021 8.16 million -0.6%
2022 8.24 million +0.9%
2023 8.32 million +1.0%
2024 8.34 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.59 million 8.59 million 8.59 million 1
2000s 8.04 million 7.55 million 8.57 million 10
2010s 7.67 million 7.49 million 8.13 million 10
2020s 8.26 million 8.16 million 8.34 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)

  1. 79 Haiti 121,799 compare
  2. 80 Togo 118,108 compare
  3. 81 Papua New Guinea 117,847 compare
  4. 82 Tunisia 114,411 compare
  5. 83 Honduras 109,863 compare
  6. 84 Sierra Leone 105,255 compare
  7. 85 Romania 104,461 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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 8.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
The highest recorded value was 8.59 million in 1999.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.49 million in 2013.
How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 82nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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