School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) was 7.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 7.95 million.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 2.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 8.54 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 2.69 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 150th 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 (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.69 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.75 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.80 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 2.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 2.91 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 2.97 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 3.03 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 3.12 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 3.15 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 3.18 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 3.21 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 3.22 million | +0.4% |
| 1982 | 3.20 million | -0.6% |
| 1983 | 3.29 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 3.41 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 3.54 million | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 3.65 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 3.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 3.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.89 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 3.96 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.00 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 4.04 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 4.11 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 4.17 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 4.27 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 4.90 million | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 8.31 million | +69.8% |
| 1999 | 8.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 8.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 8.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.29 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 8.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 8.43 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 8.47 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 8.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 8.37 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.27 million | -1.2% |
| 2010 | 8.17 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 8.08 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 8.02 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.80 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 7.68 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 7.60 million | -1.1% |
| 2017 | 7.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.67 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 7.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 7.80 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 7.85 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 7.88 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 7.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.95 million | +0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +69.8% | 4.90 million | 8.31 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.95 million | 2.69 million | 3.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.50 million | 3.20 million | 3.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.05 million | 3.96 million | 8.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.41 million | 8.27 million | 8.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.83 million | 7.58 million | 8.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.88 million | 7.80 million | 7.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 147 Eswatini 42,586 compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 40,905 compare
- 149 Latvia 40,490 compare
- 150 Albania 34,250 compare
- 151 Comoros 34,237 compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 31,843 compare
- 153 Puerto Rico 30,796 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 7.95 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.54 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.69 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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