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

Latest (2024)
7.16 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.66 million
in 2019
All-time low
5.29 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1999201120241999: 6.0M2000: 5.9M2001: 5.7M2002: 5.6M2003: 5.4M2004: 5.3M2005: 5.3M2006: 5.4M2007: 5.5M2008: 5.6M2009: 5.8M2010: 5.8M2011: 6.0M2012: 6.3M2013: 6.5M2014: 6.7M2015: 7.0M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.3M2018: 7.5M2019: 7.7M2020: 7.5M2021: 7.4M2022: 7.3M2023: 7.1M2024: 7.2M

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

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 154 Slovenia 30,622 compare
  2. 155 Estonia 30,329 compare
  3. 156 North Macedonia 29,984 compare
  4. 157 Bahrain 29,473 compare
  5. 158 Fiji 25,454 compare
  6. 159 Reunion 23,469 compare
  7. 160 Trinidad and Tobago 17,187 compare

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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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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