School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 1.96 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 34.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 1.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2010.
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.91 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.90 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 1.79 million | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 1.71 million | -4.9% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million | -8.1% |
| 2004 | 1.56 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 1.54 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 1.51 million | -1.8% |
| 2007 | 1.44 million | -4.8% |
| 2008 | 1.38 million | -3.9% |
| 2009 | 1.38 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 1.34 million | -2.6% |
| 2011 | 1.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 1.36 million | -1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.43 million | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1.45 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 1.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 1.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 1.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +8.6% |
| 2019 | 1.75 million | +5.5% |
| 2020 | 1.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 1.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.93 million | +3.9% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.91 million | 1.91 million | 1.91 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.58 million | 1.38 million | 1.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.49 million | 1.34 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.88 million | 1.80 million | 1.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 172 Macau, China 3,700 compare
- 173 Luxembourg 3,684 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,468 compare
- 175 French Guiana 3,050 compare
- 176 Sao Tome and Principe 3,008 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,913 compare
- 178 Bahamas 2,626 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 1.96 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.96 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2010.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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