School age population, pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income
Low & middle income: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 162.72 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
162.72 million number
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
167.44 million number
in 1997
All-time low
116.36 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Low & middle income recorded 162.72 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income peaked at 167.44 million number in 1997 and was at its lowest, 116.36 million number, in 1970.
Low & middle income ranks 2nd 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 Low & middle income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 116.36 million number | — |
| 1971 | 118.82 million number | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 121.83 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 124.59 million number | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 126.86 million number | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 128.41 million number | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 129.56 million number | +0.9% |
| 1977 | 130.48 million number | +0.7% |
| 1978 | 130.69 million number | +0.2% |
| 1979 | 130.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 1980 | 130.03 million number | -0.4% |
| 1981 | 129.64 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 129.01 million number | -0.5% |
| 1983 | 127.86 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 127.15 million number | -0.6% |
| 1985 | 127.72 million number | +0.5% |
| 1986 | 129.17 million number | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 132.21 million number | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 135.95 million number | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 140.02 million number | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 143.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 146.83 million number | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 151.11 million number | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 155.30 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 158.83 million number | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 158.63 million number | -0.1% |
| 1996 | 157.78 million number | -0.5% |
| 1997 | 167.44 million number | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 154.41 million number | -7.8% |
| 1999 | 146.83 million number | -4.9% |
| 2000 | 146.86 million number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 146.20 million number | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 147.16 million number | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 148.07 million number | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 149.91 million number | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 149.72 million number | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 149.51 million number | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 149.32 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 150.19 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 151.10 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 152.68 million number | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 153.30 million number | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 154.86 million number | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 156.23 million number | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 157.38 million number | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 159.26 million number | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 160.44 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 160.85 million number | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 162.01 million number | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 162.72 million number | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 125.81 million number | 116.36 million number | 130.69 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 130.88 million number | 127.15 million number | 140.02 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 154.07 million number | 143.49 million number | 167.44 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 148.80 million number | 146.20 million number | 151.10 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 157.97 million number | 152.68 million number | 162.72 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low & middle income
More education data for Low & middle income
- Population ages 15-64 65.3% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 26.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 27.98 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary 102.3% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 27.98 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.6% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 103.0% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.00 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in Low & middle income was 162.72 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The highest recorded value was 167.44 million number in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in Low & middle income?
- The lowest recorded value was 116.36 million number in 1970.
- How does Low & middle income rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low & middle income 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.