School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 39.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.22 million
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.36 million
in 2002
All-time low
29.35 million
in 1973
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) recorded 39.22 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 41.36 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 29.35 million, in 1973.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 31.11 million | — |
| 1971 | 29.55 million | -5.0% |
| 1972 | 29.50 million | -0.2% |
| 1973 | 29.35 million | -0.5% |
| 1974 | 34.12 million | +16.3% |
| 1975 | 37.20 million | +9.0% |
| 1976 | 35.97 million | -3.3% |
| 1977 | 36.21 million | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 36.05 million | -0.4% |
| 1979 | 35.53 million | -1.4% |
| 1980 | 37.62 million | +5.9% |
| 1981 | 37.55 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 38.03 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 37.50 million | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 37.25 million | -0.7% |
| 1985 | 37.04 million | -0.6% |
| 1986 | 36.33 million | -1.9% |
| 1987 | 35.40 million | -2.6% |
| 1988 | 35.16 million | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 34.63 million | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 34.92 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 35.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 36.27 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 36.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 38.11 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 37.06 million | -2.7% |
| 1996 | 37.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 38.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 39.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 40.46 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 40.09 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 40.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 41.36 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 38.65 million | -6.6% |
| 2004 | 38.01 million | -1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.69 million | -0.9% |
| 2006 | 37.46 million | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 37.25 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 36.99 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 36.80 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 36.74 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 36.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 36.74 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 36.62 million | -0.3% |
| 2015 | 36.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 36.57 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 36.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 37.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 37.62 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 38.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 38.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 38.35 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 38.52 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 39.22 million | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.46 million | 29.35 million | 37.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.65 million | 34.63 million | 38.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.56 million | 34.92 million | 40.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.51 million | 36.80 million | 41.36 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.90 million | 36.53 million | 37.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.48 million | 38.10 million | 39.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 9 Brazil 1.49 million compare
- 10 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 1.46 million compare
- 11 Egypt 1.36 million compare
- 12 Philippines 1.19 million compare
- 13 Mexico 1.12 million compare
- 14 Russian Federation 998,918 compare
- 15 Viet Nam 872,587 compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2668 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 167.63 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 83.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 39.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.36 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.35 million in 1973.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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February 2026 Data Release