School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 12.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
12.29 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.70 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 12.29 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 12.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.70 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 122nd 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 (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 5.70 million —
1971 5.75 million +0.8%
1972 5.79 million +0.8%
1973 5.85 million +1.0%
1974 5.92 million +1.2%
1975 6.00 million +1.4%
1976 6.09 million +1.5%
1977 6.23 million +2.3%
1978 6.30 million +1.1%
1979 6.36 million +1.1%
1980 6.43 million +1.0%
1981 6.46 million +0.5%
1982 6.47 million +0.1%
1983 6.58 million +1.7%
1984 6.74 million +2.5%
1985 6.90 million +2.4%
1986 7.04 million +2.0%
1987 7.16 million +1.7%
1988 7.29 million +1.9%
1989 7.40 million +1.5%
1990 7.53 million +1.8%
1991 7.64 million +1.4%
1992 7.72 million +1.1%
1993 7.81 million +1.1%
1994 7.87 million +0.8%
1995 7.94 million +0.8%
1996 7.97 million +0.4%
1997 8.45 million +6.0%
1998 11.74 million +39.0%
1999 11.70 million -0.3%
2000 11.68 million -0.2%
2001 11.63 million -0.4%
2002 11.61 million -0.2%
2003 11.26 million -3.0%
2004 11.28 million +0.1%
2005 11.26 million -0.1%
2006 11.31 million +0.4%
2007 11.30 million -0.1%
2008 11.27 million -0.3%
2009 11.25 million -0.2%
2010 11.22 million -0.3%
2011 11.25 million +0.2%
2012 11.66 million +3.6%
2013 11.73 million +0.6%
2014 11.70 million -0.2%
2015 11.69 million -0.1%
2016 11.68 million -0.1%
2017 11.73 million +0.4%
2018 11.90 million +1.5%
2019 12.07 million +1.4%
2020 11.97 million -0.8%
2021 12.03 million +0.5%
2022 12.09 million +0.5%
2023 12.16 million +0.6%
2024 12.29 million +1.1%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.

YearChange FromTo
1998 +39.0% 8.45 million 11.74 million

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 6.00 million 5.70 million 6.36 million 10
1980s 6.85 million 6.43 million 7.40 million 10
1990s 8.64 million 7.53 million 11.74 million 10
2000s 11.39 million 11.25 million 11.68 million 10
2010s 11.66 million 11.22 million 12.07 million 10
2020s 12.11 million 11.97 million 12.29 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 119 Gabon 99,563 compare
  2. 120 Denmark 96,611 compare
  3. 121 Oman 94,475 compare
  4. 122 Switzerland 92,441 compare
  5. 123 Eritrea 90,872 compare
  6. 124 Slovakia 90,867 compare
  7. 125 Guinea-Bissau 88,845 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 12.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 12.29 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 5.70 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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