School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 43.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
43.01 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
41st
of 221 groups
All-time high
43.01 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.16 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Least Developed Countries recorded 43.01 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 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 43.01 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.16 million, in 1970.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.16 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.44 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 11.72 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 12.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.26 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 12.55 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 12.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 13.20 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 13.36 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 13.66 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 13.96 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 14.33 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 14.73 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 14.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 15.41 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 15.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 16.40 million | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 16.82 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 17.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 17.68 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 18.15 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 18.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 19.14 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 19.66 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 20.49 million | +4.2% |
| 1995 | 21.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1996 | 21.54 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 22.26 million | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 27.65 million | +24.2% |
| 1999 | 28.29 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 28.89 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 29.50 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 30.13 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 30.44 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 31.16 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 31.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 32.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 32.34 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 32.90 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 33.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 34.17 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 34.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 35.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 36.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 36.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 37.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 37.71 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 38.98 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 39.67 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 40.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 40.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 41.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 41.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 42.78 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 43.01 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.42 million | 11.16 million | 13.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.74 million | 13.96 million | 17.68 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.68 million | 18.15 million | 28.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 31.33 million | 28.89 million | 33.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.11 million | 34.17 million | 40.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.87 million | 40.41 million | 43.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 43.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 43.01 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.16 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 41st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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