School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 19.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
19.64 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
22nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.82 million
in 2012
All-time low
17.87 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M1999201120241999: 17.9M2000: 17.9M2001: 18.2M2002: 18.4M2003: 18.5M2004: 18.6M2005: 18.7M2006: 18.8M2007: 18.9M2008: 19.1M2009: 19.3M2010: 19.4M2011: 19.7M2012: 19.8M2013: 19.7M2014: 19.6M2015: 19.6M2016: 19.5M2017: 19.5M2018: 19.6M2019: 19.7M2020: 19.7M2021: 19.7M2022: 19.8M2023: 19.7M2024: 19.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) is 19.64 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) peaked at 19.82 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 17.87 million, in 1999.

That places ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 17.87 million
2000 17.94 million +0.4%
2001 18.24 million +1.7%
2002 18.39 million +0.8%
2003 18.47 million +0.5%
2004 18.56 million +0.5%
2005 18.70 million +0.7%
2006 18.81 million +0.6%
2007 18.91 million +0.6%
2008 19.09 million +0.9%
2009 19.25 million +0.9%
2010 19.43 million +0.9%
2011 19.75 million +1.6%
2012 19.82 million +0.4%
2013 19.72 million -0.5%
2014 19.64 million -0.4%
2015 19.58 million -0.3%
2016 19.50 million -0.4%
2017 19.49 million -0.0%
2018 19.58 million +0.4%
2019 19.65 million +0.4%
2020 19.73 million +0.4%
2021 19.74 million +0.0%
2022 19.76 million +0.1%
2023 19.70 million -0.3%
2024 19.64 million -0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 17.87 million 17.87 million 17.87 million 1
2000s 18.64 million 17.94 million 19.25 million 10
2010s 19.62 million 19.43 million 19.82 million 10
2020s 19.71 million 19.64 million 19.76 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)

  1. 19 Kenya 680,927 compare
  2. 20 Uganda 662,538 compare
  3. 21 Sudan 616,799 compare
  4. 22 Iraq 602,982 compare
  5. 23 Afghanistan 561,969 compare
  6. 24 South Africa 536,578 compare
  7. 25 Japan 527,241 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) was 19.64 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: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The highest recorded value was 19.82 million in 2012.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
The lowest recorded value was 17.87 million in 1999.
How does ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: South and South-west Asia (sswa) (unsdcode:98420) 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