School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 18.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.24 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.56 million
in 2012
All-time low
16.28 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1999201120241999: 16.3M2000: 16.4M2001: 16.7M2002: 16.9M2003: 17.0M2004: 17.2M2005: 17.4M2006: 17.5M2007: 17.6M2008: 17.8M2009: 18.0M2010: 18.1M2011: 18.5M2012: 18.6M2013: 18.5M2014: 18.4M2015: 18.4M2016: 18.3M2017: 18.2M2018: 18.3M2019: 18.3M2020: 18.4M2021: 18.4M2022: 18.4M2023: 18.3M2024: 18.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 18.24 million.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 18.56 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.28 million, in 1999.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 16.28 million
2000 16.37 million +0.5%
2001 16.68 million +1.9%
2002 16.87 million +1.1%
2003 17.02 million +0.9%
2004 17.17 million +0.9%
2005 17.37 million +1.1%
2006 17.50 million +0.8%
2007 17.62 million +0.7%
2008 17.80 million +1.0%
2009 17.97 million +1.0%
2010 18.15 million +1.0%
2011 18.48 million +1.8%
2012 18.56 million +0.4%
2013 18.52 million -0.2%
2014 18.43 million -0.5%
2015 18.36 million -0.4%
2016 18.25 million -0.6%
2017 18.21 million -0.3%
2018 18.26 million +0.3%
2019 18.34 million +0.4%
2020 18.41 million +0.4%
2021 18.41 million -0.0%
2022 18.39 million -0.1%
2023 18.32 million -0.4%
2024 18.24 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 16.28 million 16.28 million 16.28 million 1
2000s 17.24 million 16.37 million 17.97 million 10
2010s 18.36 million 18.15 million 18.56 million 10
2020s 18.36 million 18.24 million 18.41 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

  1. 29 Mozambique 460,323 compare
  2. 30 Myanmar 457,437 compare
  3. 31 France 424,776 compare
  4. 32 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 419,349 compare
  5. 33 Colombia 418,228 compare
  6. 34 Ghana 412,499 compare
  7. 35 Germany 405,825 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 18.24 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The highest recorded value was 18.56 million in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
The lowest recorded value was 16.28 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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