School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1
GPE: Region 1: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 23.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.97 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
24.00 million
in 2023
All-time low
7.02 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Region 1 recorded 23.97 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 15.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1 peaked at 24.00 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.02 million, in 1970.
That places GPE: Region 1 78th 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 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 7.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 7.55 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 7.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 7.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 8.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 8.31 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 8.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 8.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 8.93 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 9.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 9.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 9.46 million | +0.6% |
| 1984 | 9.71 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 9.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 10.19 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 10.62 million | +4.2% |
| 1988 | 10.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 11.13 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 11.42 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 11.75 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 12.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 12.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.67 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 12.90 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 13.14 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 12.77 million | -2.8% |
| 1998 | 14.68 million | +14.9% |
| 1999 | 15.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 15.39 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 15.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 16.22 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.67 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 17.12 million | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 17.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 17.74 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 18.17 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 18.60 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 19.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 19.54 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 19.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 20.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 20.81 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 21.15 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 21.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 22.78 million | +6.2% |
| 2018 | 23.12 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 23.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 22.92 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 23.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 23.64 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 24.00 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 23.97 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.84 million | 7.02 million | 8.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.94 million | 8.93 million | 11.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.88 million | 11.42 million | 15.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.12 million | 15.39 million | 18.60 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.18 million | 19.06 million | 23.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.56 million | 22.92 million | 24.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Region 1
- 75 Togo 399,383 compare
- 76 Haiti 370,711 compare
- 77 Chile 362,613 compare
- 78 North Korea 351,159 compare
- 79 Honduras 347,787 compare
- 80 Sierra Leone 344,803 compare
- 81 Kyrgyzstan 332,914 compare
More education data for GPE: Region 1
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.84 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 8.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in GPE: Region 1 was 23.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The highest recorded value was 24.00 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in GPE: Region 1?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.02 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Region 1 rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- GPE: Region 1 ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Region 1?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Region 1 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