School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 7.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) stood at 7.16 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 7.66 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 5.29 million, in 2005.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 157th 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 26 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 5.99 million | — |
| 2000 | 5.92 million | -1.2% |
| 2001 | 5.74 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.57 million | -3.0% |
| 2003 | 5.40 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 5.32 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 5.29 million | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 5.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 5.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 5.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 5.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 5.84 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 6.02 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.26 million | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 6.54 million | +4.3% |
| 2014 | 6.74 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 6.99 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 7.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 7.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.48 million | -2.4% |
| 2021 | 7.38 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 7.28 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 7.08 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 7.16 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.99 million | 5.99 million | 5.99 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.55 million | 5.29 million | 5.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.81 million | 5.84 million | 7.66 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.28 million | 7.08 million | 7.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.71 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 42,466 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 699,632 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8186 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 7.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.66 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.29 million in 2005.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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