School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 13.90 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.90 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
59th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.90 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.14 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification recorded 13.90 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 19.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification peaked at 13.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.14 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.14 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.26 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 4.38 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 4.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 4.60 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 4.72 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 4.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 4.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.06 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 5.31 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 5.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 5.50 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 5.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 5.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 5.96 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 6.08 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 6.21 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.36 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 6.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 6.69 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 6.88 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 7.09 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 7.28 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 7.45 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 7.63 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 7.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.94 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 8.33 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 8.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 8.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 8.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 9.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 9.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 9.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 9.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 9.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 10.23 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 10.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 10.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 11.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 11.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 11.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 11.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 12.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 12.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 12.58 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 12.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 13.10 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.35 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 13.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 13.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 13.90 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.66 million | 4.14 million | 5.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.89 million | 5.31 million | 6.51 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.52 million | 6.69 million | 8.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.46 million | 8.55 million | 10.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.74 million | 10.67 million | 12.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.55 million | 13.10 million | 13.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
More education data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 36.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7518 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7494 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.8795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.32 million (2024)
All data for WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification was 13.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The highest recorded value was 13.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.14 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Least Developed Countries: Un Classification 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