School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 35.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.66 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
57th
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.66 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.94 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) is 35.66 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 16.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) peaked at 35.66 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.94 million, in 1970.
WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 57th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.94 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.17 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 9.42 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 9.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 9.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 10.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 10.52 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 10.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 10.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 11.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 11.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 11.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 12.28 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 12.43 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 12.77 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 13.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 13.52 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 13.85 million | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 14.21 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 14.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 14.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 15.40 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 15.89 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 16.37 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 17.16 million | +4.8% |
| 1995 | 17.62 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 18.09 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 18.76 million | +3.7% |
| 1998 | 20.26 million | +8.0% |
| 1999 | 20.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 21.45 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 22.03 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 22.61 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 23.20 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 23.85 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 24.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 25.08 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 25.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 26.22 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 26.90 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 27.67 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 28.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 29.15 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 29.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 30.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 31.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 31.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 32.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 32.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 33.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 33.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 34.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 35.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 35.66 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.07 million | 8.94 million | 11.24 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.01 million | 11.52 million | 14.57 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.54 million | 14.97 million | 20.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 24.14 million | 21.45 million | 26.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.73 million | 27.67 million | 33.44 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.72 million | 33.42 million | 35.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
More education data for WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.79 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.13 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.19 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 19.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.57 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.23 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.34 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.73 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.88 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) was 35.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.66 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.94 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) ranks 57th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (hipc) 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