What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The highest recorded value was 68.59 million in 1975.

What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

The lowest recorded value was 34.96 million in 2024.

How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.

Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?

Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Name: School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
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ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 34.96 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)

34.96 million

Change on year

down 9.2%

Rank

58th

of 221 groups

All-time high

68.59 million

in 1975

All-time low

34.96 million

in 2024

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) stood at 34.96 million. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is down 9.2% on the previous year and down 16.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 68.59 million in 1975 and was at its lowest, 34.96 million, in 2024.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	66.19 million	—
1971	63.90 million	-3.5%
1972	65.01 million	+1.7%
1973	65.78 million	+1.2%
1974	67.20 million	+2.1%
1975	68.59 million	+2.1%
1976	67.61 million	-1.4%
1977	66.50 million	-1.6%
1978	64.16 million	-3.5%
1979	61.46 million	-4.2%
1980	58.69 million	-4.5%
1981	55.54 million	-5.4%
1982	53.30 million	-4.0%
1983	52.65 million	-1.2%
1984	52.77 million	+0.2%
1985	54.08 million	+2.5%
1986	56.29 million	+4.1%
1987	56.74 million	+0.8%
1988	57.55 million	+1.4%
1989	58.56 million	+1.8%
1990	59.60 million	+1.8%
1991	62.61 million	+5.1%
1992	64.40 million	+2.9%
1993	66.05 million	+2.6%
1994	67.25 million	+1.8%
1995	64.96 million	-3.4%
1996	62.38 million	-4.0%
1997	58.99 million	-5.4%
1998	43.52 million	-26.2%
1999	42.56 million	-2.2%
2000	41.72 million	-2.0%
2001	40.81 million	-2.2%
2002	39.90 million	-2.2%
2003	39.15 million	-1.9%
2004	39.11 million	-0.1%
2005	38.79 million	-0.8%
2006	38.59 million	-0.5%
2007	38.03 million	-1.4%
2008	38.17 million	+0.4%
2009	38.51 million	+0.9%
2010	39.02 million	+1.3%
2011	39.48 million	+1.2%
2012	40.37 million	+2.3%
2013	41.26 million	+2.2%
2014	41.76 million	+1.2%
2015	42.01 million	+0.6%
2016	42.87 million	+2.1%
2017	43.34 million	+1.1%
2018	44.09 million	+1.7%
2019	43.20 million	-2.0%
2020	42.86 million	-0.8%
2021	42.27 million	-1.4%
2022	40.83 million	-3.4%
2023	38.51 million	-5.7%
2024	34.96 million	-9.2%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	65.64 million	61.46 million	68.59 million	10
1980s	55.62 million	52.65 million	58.69 million	10
1990s	59.23 million	42.56 million	67.25 million	10
2000s	39.28 million	38.03 million	41.72 million	10
2010s	41.74 million	39.02 million	44.09 million	10
2020s	39.89 million	34.96 million	42.86 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

55 Burundi 647,154 compare
56 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 646,438 compare
57 Afghanistan 641,310 compare
58 Guinea 639,721 compare
59 Canada 607,040 compare
60 Guatemala 585,405 compare
61 Spain 580,761 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 161.75 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)

All data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 34.96 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The highest recorded value was 68.59 million in 1975.
What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: The lowest recorded value was 34.96 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?: ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?: Over the last ten years it is down 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
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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: 16 August 2026

February 2026 Data Release