School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 3.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.22 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.34 million
in 2012
All-time low
1.69 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 3.22 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 3.34 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.69 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.74 million | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 1.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 1.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 1.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 2.01 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 2.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 2.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1980 | 2.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 2.16 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.15 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 2.24 million | +4.4% |
| 1984 | 2.28 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.34 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 2.37 million | +1.4% |
| 1987 | 2.41 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 2.44 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 2.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 2.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 2.70 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 2.78 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 2.83 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 2.88 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 2.91 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.93 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 2.96 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 2.98 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 3.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 3.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 3.03 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 3.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.09 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 3.13 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 3.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 3.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.22 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 3.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 3.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 3.32 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 3.34 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 3.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 3.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2015 | 3.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 3.26 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 3.24 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 3.24 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 3.24 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 3.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 3.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 3.24 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 3.22 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.89 million | 1.69 million | 2.07 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.30 million | 2.11 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.81 million | 2.54 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.11 million | 3.02 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.29 million | 3.24 million | 3.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.25 million | 3.22 million | 3.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 17.69 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 3.22 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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