School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 75.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.37 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
17th
of 221 groups
All-time high
75.37 million
in 2024
All-time low
28.80 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 recorded 75.37 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 peaked at 75.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.80 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.80 million | — |
| 1971 | 29.38 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 30.01 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 30.68 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 31.32 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 32.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 32.90 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 33.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 34.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 35.17 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 35.94 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 36.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 37.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 38.55 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 39.55 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 40.60 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 41.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 42.83 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 43.81 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 44.71 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 45.56 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 46.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 47.08 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 47.98 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 49.27 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 50.23 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 51.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 51.66 million | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 57.36 million | +11.0% |
| 1999 | 54.17 million | -5.6% |
| 2000 | 54.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 55.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 56.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 56.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 57.35 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 58.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 59.11 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 59.18 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 60.04 million | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 60.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 62.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 63.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 65.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 66.90 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 67.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 68.86 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 69.79 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 71.57 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 72.74 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 73.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 73.44 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 74.08 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 74.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 75.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 75.37 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.84 million | 28.80 million | 35.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 40.23 million | 35.94 million | 44.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.07 million | 45.56 million | 57.36 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.79 million | 54.84 million | 60.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.26 million | 62.28 million | 73.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.58 million | 73.44 million | 75.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 97.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 62.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 104.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 202.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.07 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4294 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 was 75.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 75.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.80 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 ranks 17th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Overall Fy24, All 90 Countries, December 2024 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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