School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 31.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
31.96 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
66th
of 221 groups
All-time high
31.96 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.03 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 31.96 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 31.96 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.03 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 66th 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 ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.03 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 8.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 8.72 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 8.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 9.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9.35 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 9.65 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 9.72 million | +0.7% |
| 1979 | 9.90 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 10.10 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 10.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 10.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 10.71 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 11.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 11.60 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 11.89 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 12.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 12.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 12.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1991 | 13.25 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 13.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 14.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 14.84 million | +5.2% |
| 1995 | 15.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 15.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 16.29 million | +4.0% |
| 1998 | 17.84 million | +9.6% |
| 1999 | 18.39 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 18.90 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 19.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 19.87 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 20.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 20.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 21.50 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 22.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 22.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 23.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 23.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 24.36 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 25.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 25.72 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 26.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 26.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 27.47 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 28.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 28.16 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 28.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 29.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 29.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 30.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 31.09 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 31.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 31.96 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.02 million | 8.03 million | 9.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.23 million | 10.10 million | 12.50 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.22 million | 12.87 million | 18.39 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.23 million | 18.90 million | 23.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.97 million | 24.36 million | 29.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.01 million | 29.77 million | 31.96 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.53 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.26 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 11.44 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 31.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 31.96 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.03 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 66th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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