School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 18.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
18.36 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.36 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.74 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 18.36 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.74 million, in 1970.

GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.74 million
1971 6.91 million +2.6%
1972 7.01 million +1.3%
1973 7.27 million +3.8%
1974 7.45 million +2.5%
1975 7.61 million +2.1%
1976 7.75 million +1.9%
1977 7.89 million +1.8%
1978 8.04 million +1.9%
1979 8.21 million +2.1%
1980 8.40 million +2.3%
1981 8.64 million +2.8%
1982 8.82 million +2.1%
1983 9.10 million +3.3%
1984 9.34 million +2.6%
1985 9.55 million +2.2%
1986 9.78 million +2.5%
1987 10.05 million +2.7%
1988 10.31 million +2.6%
1989 10.58 million +2.6%
1990 10.92 million +3.2%
1991 11.25 million +3.0%
1992 11.55 million +2.7%
1993 11.84 million +2.5%
1994 12.12 million +2.3%
1995 12.39 million +2.2%
1996 12.62 million +1.8%
1997 12.82 million +1.6%
1998 13.03 million +1.6%
1999 13.23 million +1.6%
2000 13.44 million +1.6%
2001 13.63 million +1.4%
2002 13.78 million +1.1%
2003 13.89 million +0.8%
2004 13.96 million +0.5%
2005 14.07 million +0.8%
2006 14.17 million +0.7%
2007 14.24 million +0.5%
2008 14.40 million +1.1%
2009 14.55 million +1.1%
2010 14.79 million +1.6%
2011 15.05 million +1.7%
2012 15.24 million +1.3%
2013 15.46 million +1.4%
2014 15.65 million +1.3%
2015 15.87 million +1.4%
2016 16.10 million +1.5%
2017 16.41 million +1.9%
2018 16.83 million +2.6%
2019 17.17 million +2.0%
2020 17.52 million +2.1%
2021 17.71 million +1.1%
2022 18.04 million +1.9%
2023 18.36 million +1.8%
2024 18.36 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.49 million 6.74 million 8.21 million 10
1980s 9.46 million 8.40 million 10.58 million 10
1990s 12.18 million 10.92 million 13.23 million 10
2000s 14.01 million 13.44 million 14.55 million 10
2010s 15.86 million 14.79 million 17.17 million 10
2020s 18.00 million 17.52 million 18.36 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 24 South Africa 536,578 compare
  2. 25 Japan 527,241 compare
  3. 26 Angola 511,784 compare
  4. 27 Algeria 506,503 compare
  5. 28 Yemen 502,323 compare
  6. 29 Mozambique 460,323 compare
  7. 30 Myanmar 457,437 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 18.36 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: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 18.36 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 6.74 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Lower Middle Income Wb 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