School age population, one year before the official primary … male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, one year before the official primary … male was 6.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.15 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.17 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 6.15 million.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 8.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 6.17 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.94 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 102nd 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, one year before the official primary … male in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.94 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 3.02 million | +1.3% |
| 1973 | 3.07 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 3.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.16 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.21 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 3.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 3.33 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 3.39 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 3.46 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 3.53 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 3.60 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 3.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.80 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.93 million | +3.5% |
| 1986 | 4.07 million | +3.4% |
| 1987 | 4.17 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.50 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 4.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 4.68 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 4.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 4.86 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 4.91 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 4.96 million | +1.0% |
| 1997 | 4.97 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.94 million | -0.6% |
| 1999 | 4.90 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 4.84 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 4.80 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.80 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 4.79 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 4.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 4.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 4.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 4.96 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 4.97 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 5.04 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 5.21 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.36 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.52 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 5.79 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 5.86 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 5.90 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 5.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 6.01 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 6.09 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 6.12 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 6.17 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 6.16 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 6.15 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.15 million | 2.94 million | 3.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.90 million | 3.46 million | 4.40 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.81 million | 4.50 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.89 million | 4.79 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.63 million | 5.04 million | 6.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.14 million | 6.09 million | 6.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 18.02 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 6.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.17 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.94 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release