How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?

Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.

Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?

Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income

Name: School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
License: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)

Low & middle income: School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 58.73 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)

58.73 million number

Change on year

up 0.8%

Rank

3rd

of 45 groups

All-time high

58.73 million number

in 2019

All-time low

33.69 million number

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2019

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Low & middle income recorded 58.73 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 58.73 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 33.69 million number, in 1970.

That places Low & middle income 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for School age population, last grade of primary education, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1970 to 2019.
Year	number	Change
1970	33.69 million number	—
1971	34.48 million number	+2.3%
1972	35.55 million number	+3.1%
1973	36.59 million number	+2.9%
1974	37.58 million number	+2.7%
1975	38.55 million number	+2.6%
1976	39.53 million number	+2.5%
1977	40.55 million number	+2.6%
1978	41.58 million number	+2.5%
1979	42.67 million number	+2.6%
1980	43.67 million number	+2.3%
1981	44.40 million number	+1.7%
1982	44.93 million number	+1.2%
1983	45.45 million number	+1.2%
1984	46.00 million number	+1.2%
1985	46.41 million number	+0.9%
1986	46.53 million number	+0.3%
1987	46.49 million number	-0.1%
1988	46.57 million number	+0.2%
1989	46.71 million number	+0.3%
1990	47.08 million number	+0.8%
1991	47.78 million number	+1.5%
1992	48.69 million number	+1.9%
1993	49.65 million number	+2.0%
1994	50.55 million number	+1.8%
1995	51.52 million number	+1.9%
1996	52.76 million number	+2.4%
1997	54.24 million number	+2.8%
1998	55.63 million number	+2.6%
1999	56.81 million number	+2.1%
2000	57.72 million number	+1.6%
2001	57.48 million number	-0.4%
2002	56.53 million number	-1.7%
2003	55.87 million number	-1.2%
2004	55.37 million number	-0.9%
2005	54.87 million number	-0.9%
2006	54.77 million number	-0.2%
2007	54.98 million number	+0.4%
2008	54.97 million number	-0.0%
2009	55.12 million number	+0.3%
2010	55.38 million number	+0.5%
2011	55.57 million number	+0.4%
2012	55.74 million number	+0.3%
2013	56.04 million number	+0.5%
2014	56.34 million number	+0.5%
2015	56.77 million number	+0.8%
2016	57.18 million number	+0.7%
2017	57.71 million number	+0.9%
2018	58.25 million number	+0.9%
2019	58.73 million number	+0.8%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	38.08 million number	33.69 million number	42.67 million number	10
1980s	45.72 million number	43.67 million number	46.71 million number	10
1990s	51.47 million number	47.08 million number	56.81 million number	10
2000s	55.77 million number	54.77 million number	57.72 million number	10
2010s	56.77 million number	55.38 million number	58.73 million number	10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

1 India 13.20 million number compare
2 China 9.08 million number compare
3 Nigeria 2.64 million number compare
4 Pakistan 2.51 million number compare
5 Indonesia 2.35 million number compare
6 United States of America 2.13 million number compare

See the full ranking of 249 places →

More education data for Low & middle income

Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 554.22 million (2024)
Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 701.53 million (2024)
Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1043 units per person (2024)
Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)

All data for Low & middle income →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income?: School age population, last grade of primary education, male in Low & middle income was 58.73 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?: The highest recorded value was 58.73 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?: The lowest recorded value was 33.69 million number in 1970.
How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?: Low & middle income ranks 3rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?: Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle income 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)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 249 places, 12,245 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed: 07 September 2026

Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.