What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The highest recorded value was 77.75 million in 2018.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

The lowest recorded value was 59.37 million in 1976.

How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?

Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 75.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

75.47 million

Change on year

down 0.4%

Rank

15th

of 221 groups

All-time high

77.75 million

in 2018

All-time low

59.37 million

in 1976

Years of data

1976–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1976–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) is 75.47 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 77.75 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 59.37 million, in 1976.

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1976 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1976	59.37 million	—
1977	59.94 million	+1.0%
1978	60.47 million	+0.9%
1979	61.01 million	+0.9%
1980	61.57 million	+0.9%
1981	62.18 million	+1.0%
1982	62.84 million	+1.1%
1983	63.52 million	+1.1%
1984	64.25 million	+1.2%
1985	65.02 million	+1.2%
1986	65.83 million	+1.2%
1987	66.76 million	+1.4%
1988	67.50 million	+1.1%
1989	68.11 million	+0.9%
1990	68.64 million	+0.8%
1991	69.09 million	+0.7%
1992	69.52 million	+0.6%
1993	70.01 million	+0.7%
1994	70.51 million	+0.7%
1995	71.03 million	+0.7%
1996	71.44 million	+0.6%
1997	71.42 million	-0.0%
1998	75.48 million	+5.7%
1999	71.65 million	-5.1%
2000	71.67 million	+0.0%
2001	72.42 million	+1.0%
2002	72.65 million	+0.3%
2003	72.43 million	-0.3%
2004	73.07 million	+0.9%
2005	73.75 million	+0.9%
2006	73.97 million	+0.3%
2007	73.53 million	-0.6%
2008	73.56 million	+0.0%
2009	73.52 million	-0.0%
2010	73.76 million	+0.3%
2011	74.46 million	+0.9%
2012	75.40 million	+1.3%
2013	75.97 million	+0.8%
2014	76.46 million	+0.6%
2015	76.64 million	+0.2%
2016	76.68 million	+0.1%
2017	77.69 million	+1.3%
2018	77.75 million	+0.1%
2019	77.65 million	-0.1%
2020	76.66 million	-1.3%
2021	76.56 million	-0.1%
2022	76.15 million	-0.5%
2023	75.81 million	-0.5%
2024	75.47 million	-0.4%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	60.20 million	59.37 million	61.01 million	4
1980s	64.76 million	61.57 million	68.11 million	10
1990s	70.88 million	68.64 million	75.48 million	10
2000s	73.06 million	71.67 million	73.97 million	10
2010s	76.25 million	73.76 million	77.75 million	10
2020s	76.13 million	75.47 million	76.66 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

12 Brazil 2.98 million compare
13 Egypt 2.42 million compare
14 Uganda 2.37 million compare
15 South Africa 2.36 million compare
16 Viet Nam 2.30 million compare
17 Kenya 2.10 million compare
18 Yemen 1.90 million compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.5884 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 143.09 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4555 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 135.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.09 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 278.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.84 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 82.99 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 75.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The highest recorded value was 77.75 million in 2018.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: The lowest recorded value was 59.37 million in 1976.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?: ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 15th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?: Over the last ten years it is down 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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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: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release