School age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 13.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.61 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
113th
of 221 groups
All-time high
13.61 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.43 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 13.61 million, measured 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 13.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.43 million, in 1970.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 113th 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 MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.43 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 4.65 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 4.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 4.87 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 4.99 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5.14 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 5.33 million | +3.8% |
| 1978 | 5.46 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 5.61 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 5.76 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 5.93 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 6.06 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 6.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 6.48 million | +3.6% |
| 1985 | 6.76 million | +4.3% |
| 1986 | 7.02 million | +3.8% |
| 1987 | 7.24 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 7.46 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 7.63 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 7.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 7.98 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.15 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 8.32 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 8.46 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 8.62 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 8.74 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 8.79 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.20 million | +38.8% |
| 1999 | 12.25 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 12.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 12.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 12.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 12.34 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.55 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 12.76 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 12.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.74 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 12.70 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 12.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 13.04 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 13.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 13.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 13.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 13.23 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 13.18 million | -0.4% |
| 2017 | 13.16 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 13.26 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 13.32 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 13.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 13.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 13.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 13.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 13.61 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.98 million | 4.43 million | 5.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.66 million | 5.76 million | 7.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.13 million | 7.81 million | 12.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.57 million | 12.29 million | 12.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.18 million | 12.94 million | 13.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.48 million | 13.35 million | 13.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.7828 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 26.38 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 13.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.43 million in 1970.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 113th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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