School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 48.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 48.73 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 48.73 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 14.79 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 16.75 million | 14.79 million | 18.99 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.29 million | 19.56 million | 25.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.47 million | 25.66 million | 31.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 33.78 million | 30.86 million | 36.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.36 million | 37.80 million | 46.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.85 million | 46.63 million | 48.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 20 Türkiye, Republic of 1.78 million compare
- 21 Uzbekistan, Republic of 1.69 million compare
- 22 Mozambique, Republic of 1.67 million compare
- 23 Sudan 1.49 million compare
- 24 Madagascar, Republic of 1.37 million compare
- 25 Japan 1.34 million compare
- 26 Niger 1.33 million compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 48.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 48.73 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.79 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 23rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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