School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 27.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
27.22 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 27.22 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 27.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.94 million, in 1970.

ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 72nd of 221 groups on this measure, 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.94 million
1971 7.14 million +2.9%
1972 7.36 million +3.0%
1973 7.57 million +3.0%
1974 7.74 million +2.3%
1975 7.97 million +2.8%
1976 8.19 million +2.8%
1977 8.40 million +2.6%
1978 8.61 million +2.4%
1979 8.85 million +2.9%
1980 9.10 million +2.8%
1981 9.32 million +2.5%
1982 9.71 million +4.2%
1983 9.81 million +1.0%
1984 10.09 million +2.9%
1985 10.39 million +2.9%
1986 10.66 million +2.7%
1987 11.13 million +4.4%
1988 11.41 million +2.5%
1989 11.70 million +2.5%
1990 12.02 million +2.8%
1991 12.35 million +2.8%
1992 12.69 million +2.8%
1993 13.01 million +2.5%
1994 13.61 million +4.6%
1995 13.89 million +2.0%
1996 14.18 million +2.1%
1997 14.41 million +1.7%
1998 15.91 million +10.4%
1999 17.93 million +12.7%
2000 18.29 million +2.0%
2001 18.66 million +2.0%
2002 19.10 million +2.4%
2003 19.49 million +2.0%
2004 19.89 million +2.1%
2005 20.31 million +2.1%
2006 20.75 million +2.2%
2007 21.07 million +1.6%
2008 21.58 million +2.4%
2009 22.14 million +2.6%
2010 22.79 million +2.9%
2011 23.41 million +2.7%
2012 24.00 million +2.5%
2013 24.58 million +2.4%
2014 24.96 million +1.5%
2015 25.36 million +1.6%
2016 25.73 million +1.5%
2017 25.72 million -0.1%
2018 25.99 million +1.1%
2019 26.26 million +1.0%
2020 25.85 million -1.5%
2021 26.21 million +1.4%
2022 26.61 million +1.5%
2023 27.10 million +1.8%
2024 27.22 million +0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.88 million 6.94 million 8.85 million 10
1980s 10.33 million 9.10 million 11.70 million 10
1990s 14.00 million 12.02 million 17.93 million 10
2000s 20.13 million 18.29 million 22.14 million 10
2010s 24.88 million 22.79 million 26.26 million 10
2020s 26.60 million 25.85 million 27.22 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)

  1. 69 Ukraine 465,658 compare
  2. 70 Korea 454,111 compare
  3. 71 Zimbabwe 451,999 compare
  4. 72 South Sudan 448,469 compare
  5. 73 Benin 427,229 compare
  6. 74 Ecuador 426,566 compare
  7. 75 Togo 399,383 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 27.22 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The highest recorded value was 27.22 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.94 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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