School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 47.40 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: South Asia recorded 47.40 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 6.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 51.46 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 47.40 million, in 2024.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.13 million | — |
| 2000 | 49.26 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 50.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 50.44 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 50.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 51.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 51.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 51.38 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 51.07 million | -0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.67 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 50.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 50.65 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 50.61 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 50.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.53 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.31 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 49.95 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 49.43 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 48.94 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 48.56 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 48.28 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 48.16 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 47.87 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 47.62 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 47.40 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.13 million | 49.13 million | 49.13 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 50.70 million | 49.26 million | 51.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.01 million | 48.56 million | 50.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.87 million | 47.40 million | 48.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: South Asia
More education data for UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in UNICEF: South Asia was 47.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 51.46 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.40 million in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release