School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 17.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
17.37 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
38th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.01 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 recorded 17.37 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 22.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 17.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.01 million, in 1970.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

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 GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 5.01 million
1971 5.14 million +2.7%
1972 5.28 million +2.7%
1973 5.42 million +2.6%
1974 5.56 million +2.5%
1975 5.70 million +2.6%
1976 5.83 million +2.4%
1977 5.96 million +2.2%
1978 6.10 million +2.2%
1979 6.23 million +2.2%
1980 6.38 million +2.3%
1981 6.52 million +2.3%
1982 6.66 million +2.1%
1983 6.82 million +2.4%
1984 6.98 million +2.3%
1985 7.14 million +2.3%
1986 7.32 million +2.5%
1987 7.53 million +2.8%
1988 7.74 million +2.9%
1989 7.96 million +2.8%
1990 8.24 million +3.5%
1991 8.52 million +3.3%
1992 8.76 million +2.8%
1993 9.01 million +2.9%
1994 9.27 million +2.9%
1995 9.51 million +2.6%
1996 9.73 million +2.3%
1997 9.96 million +2.4%
1998 10.21 million +2.6%
1999 10.49 million +2.7%
2000 10.72 million +2.3%
2001 10.94 million +2.0%
2002 11.12 million +1.7%
2003 11.34 million +1.9%
2004 11.56 million +1.9%
2005 11.80 million +2.1%
2006 12.04 million +2.0%
2007 12.27 million +2.0%
2008 12.49 million +1.8%
2009 12.76 million +2.1%
2010 13.02 million +2.1%
2011 13.32 million +2.3%
2012 13.64 million +2.4%
2013 13.94 million +2.2%
2014 14.19 million +1.8%
2015 14.48 million +2.1%
2016 14.81 million +2.3%
2017 15.18 million +2.5%
2018 15.60 million +2.7%
2019 15.95 million +2.2%
2020 16.31 million +2.3%
2021 16.63 million +2.0%
2022 16.93 million +1.8%
2023 17.26 million +2.0%
2024 17.37 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.62 million 5.01 million 6.23 million 10
1980s 7.11 million 6.38 million 7.96 million 10
1990s 9.37 million 8.24 million 10.49 million 10
2000s 11.70 million 10.72 million 12.76 million 10
2010s 14.41 million 13.02 million 15.95 million 10
2020s 16.90 million 16.31 million 17.37 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 35 Germany 405,825 compare
  2. 36 Madagascar 393,934 compare
  3. 37 Cote d'Ivoire 387,769 compare
  4. 38 Thailand 382,946 compare
  5. 39 Argentina 381,674 compare
  6. 40 Niger 376,372 compare
  7. 41 Cameroon 368,885 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 17.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 17.37 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 5.01 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 22.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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