School age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend
Early-demographic dividend: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 85.40 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
85.40 million number
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
5th
of 43 groups
All-time high
85.71 million number
in 2015
All-time low
37.32 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend stood at 85.40 million number.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend peaked at 85.71 million number in 2015 and was at its lowest, 37.32 million number, in 1970.
Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 37.32 million number | — |
| 1971 | 37.97 million number | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 38.86 million number | +2.3% |
| 1973 | 39.73 million number | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 40.54 million number | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 41.31 million number | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 42.06 million number | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 42.99 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 43.99 million number | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 44.96 million number | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 45.85 million number | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 46.70 million number | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 47.76 million number | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 48.84 million number | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 49.92 million number | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 50.97 million number | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 52.14 million number | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 53.68 million number | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 55.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 56.33 million number | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 57.37 million number | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 58.49 million number | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 59.36 million number | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 60.04 million number | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 60.53 million number | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 60.77 million number | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 61.08 million number | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 74.75 million number | +22.4% |
| 1998 | 78.81 million number | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 79.81 million number | +1.3% |
| 2000 | 80.07 million number | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 80.40 million number | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 80.94 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 81.10 million number | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 81.53 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 81.76 million number | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 81.65 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 81.99 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 82.60 million number | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 82.81 million number | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 82.95 million number | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 83.01 million number | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 83.44 million number | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 84.88 million number | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 84.79 million number | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 85.71 million number | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 85.47 million number | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 85.24 million number | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 85.59 million number | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 85.40 million number | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 40.97 million number | 37.32 million number | 44.96 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 50.72 million number | 45.85 million number | 56.33 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 65.10 million number | 57.37 million number | 79.81 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 81.49 million number | 80.07 million number | 82.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.65 million number | 82.95 million number | 85.71 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Early-demographic dividend
More education data for Early-demographic dividend
- Population ages 15-64 66.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.9% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 13.97 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 105.6% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 13.97 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0039 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 105.0% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 106.2% (2024)
- Labor force, total, per capita 0.4142 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Early-demographic dividend was 85.40 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The highest recorded value was 85.71 million number in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Early-demographic dividend?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.32 million number in 1970.
- How does Early-demographic dividend rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Early-demographic dividend ranks 5th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Early-demographic dividend?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Early-demographic dividend 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to pre-primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.