School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 75.47 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
75.47 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
16th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.36 million
in 2018
All-time low
58.20 million
in 1977
Years of data
48
1977–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), 1977–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) stood at 75.47 million.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and down 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) peaked at 77.36 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 58.20 million, in 1977.
WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 48 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 58.20 million | — |
| 1978 | 58.72 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 59.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 59.79 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 60.38 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 61.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 61.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 62.33 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 63.03 million | +1.1% |
| 1986 | 63.79 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 64.68 million | +1.4% |
| 1988 | 65.36 million | +1.1% |
| 1989 | 65.94 million | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 66.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1991 | 66.91 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 67.38 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 67.89 million | +0.8% |
| 1994 | 68.44 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 69.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 69.47 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 69.55 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 73.69 million | +5.9% |
| 1999 | 69.99 million | -5.0% |
| 2000 | 70.15 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 71.07 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 71.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 71.63 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 72.35 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 73.09 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 73.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 73.19 million | -0.6% |
| 2008 | 73.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 73.22 million | -0.0% |
| 2010 | 73.45 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 74.13 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 75.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 75.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.05 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 76.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 76.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 77.33 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 77.36 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 76.33 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 76.30 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 75.98 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 75.72 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 75.47 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 58.73 million | 58.20 million | 59.25 million | 3 |
| 1980s | 62.80 million | 59.79 million | 65.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 68.88 million | 66.44 million | 73.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 72.30 million | 70.15 million | 73.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.88 million | 73.45 million | 77.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 75.96 million | 75.47 million | 76.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
More education data for WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 76.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.30 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 129.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.2835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 136.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8413 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 81.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 6.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 38.39 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) was 75.47 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.36 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.20 million in 1977.
- How does WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) ranks 16th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Lower Middle Income (july 2025) 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