School age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 4.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.27 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
181st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.27 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.35 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries is 4.27 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 29.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries peaked at 4.27 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 1970.
ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.35 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.37 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.39 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.43 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.49 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.63 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.65 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.69 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.73 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.77 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.82 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.86 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.90 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.93 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 2.02 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.04 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.10 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.13 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.32 million | +8.9% |
| 1998 | 2.38 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.46 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 2.49 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.53 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 2.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 2.76 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 2.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.02 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 3.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 3.16 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 3.20 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 3.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.30 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 3.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 3.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 3.55 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.67 million | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 3.79 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 3.91 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 4.03 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.15 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 4.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.27 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.44 million | 1.35 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.76 million | 1.60 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.15 million | 1.96 million | 2.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.74 million | 2.49 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.38 million | 3.09 million | 3.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.13 million | 3.91 million | 4.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- 178 Maldives 6,604 compare
- 179 New Caledonia 6,431 compare
- 180 Martinique 6,141 compare
- 181 Samoa 5,767 compare
- 182 Kiribati 4,979 compare
- 183 Malta 4,667 compare
- 184 French Polynesia 4,468 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.9% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.42 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.1% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.75 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.25 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 376,949 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.48 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.85 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries was 4.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.27 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ALECSO: Least Developed Countries ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Least Developed Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release