School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 21.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
21.54 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.54 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.20 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 21.54 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 21.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.20 million, in 1970.

That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 84th 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, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 5.20 million
1971 5.35 million +2.9%
1972 5.52 million +3.1%
1973 5.68 million +3.0%
1974 5.80 million +2.1%
1975 5.97 million +2.9%
1976 6.14 million +2.9%
1977 6.30 million +2.6%
1978 6.45 million +2.4%
1979 6.64 million +3.0%
1980 6.83 million +2.9%
1981 7.00 million +2.4%
1982 7.33 million +4.7%
1983 7.36 million +0.4%
1984 7.57 million +2.9%
1985 7.79 million +2.9%
1986 7.99 million +2.6%
1987 8.19 million +2.5%
1988 8.38 million +2.4%
1989 8.60 million +2.5%
1990 8.86 million +3.0%
1991 9.14 million +3.2%
1992 9.46 million +3.5%
1993 9.76 million +3.2%
1994 10.37 million +6.3%
1995 10.64 million +2.6%
1996 10.93 million +2.7%
1997 11.43 million +4.6%
1998 12.76 million +11.6%
1999 13.12 million +2.9%
2000 13.48 million +2.7%
2001 13.86 million +2.8%
2002 14.28 million +3.0%
2003 14.65 million +2.6%
2004 15.05 million +2.7%
2005 15.44 million +2.6%
2006 15.84 million +2.6%
2007 16.12 million +1.8%
2008 16.55 million +2.7%
2009 17.01 million +2.7%
2010 17.51 million +3.0%
2011 18.00 million +2.8%
2012 18.43 million +2.4%
2013 18.92 million +2.6%
2014 19.24 million +1.7%
2015 19.59 million +1.9%
2016 19.96 million +1.9%
2017 19.96 million -0.0%
2018 20.26 million +1.5%
2019 20.59 million +1.6%
2020 20.26 million -1.6%
2021 20.66 million +2.0%
2022 21.07 million +2.0%
2023 21.49 million +2.0%
2024 21.54 million +0.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 5.91 million 5.20 million 6.64 million 10
1980s 7.70 million 6.83 million 8.60 million 10
1990s 10.65 million 8.86 million 13.12 million 10
2000s 15.23 million 13.48 million 17.01 million 10
2010s 19.25 million 17.51 million 20.59 million 10
2020s 21.00 million 20.26 million 21.54 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

  1. 81 Kyrgyzstan 332,914 compare
  2. 82 Sri Lanka 332,619 compare
  3. 83 Australia 313,743 compare
  4. 84 Romania 309,294 compare
  5. 85 Dominican Republic 286,993 compare
  6. 86 Israel 283,812 compare
  7. 87 Tunisia 280,997 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 21.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The highest recorded value was 21.54 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.20 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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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Indicator
School age population, pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,793 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release