School age population, pre-primary education, male in United States
United States: School age population, pre-primary education, male was 6.14 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
6.14 million number
Change on year
up 0.1%
World rank
3rd
of 206 countries
All-time high
6.29 million number
in 2012
All-time low
5.06 million number
in 1976
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, pre-primary education, male in United States, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United States recorded 6.14 million number for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2018.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in United States peaked at 6.29 million number in 2012 and was at its lowest, 5.06 million number, in 1976.
That places United States 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.93 million number | — |
| 1971 | 5.81 million number | -2.0% |
| 1972 | 5.62 million number | -3.3% |
| 1973 | 5.42 million number | -3.6% |
| 1974 | 5.24 million number | -3.4% |
| 1975 | 5.14 million number | -1.8% |
| 1976 | 5.06 million number | -1.6% |
| 1977 | 5.07 million number | +0.2% |
| 1978 | 5.09 million number | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 5.12 million number | +0.5% |
| 1980 | 5.08 million number | -0.8% |
| 1981 | 5.06 million number | -0.3% |
| 1982 | 5.09 million number | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 5.14 million number | +1.0% |
| 1984 | 5.20 million number | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 5.25 million number | +0.8% |
| 1986 | 5.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 1987 | 5.39 million number | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.48 million number | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.57 million number | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 5.66 million number | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 5.74 million number | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 5.84 million number | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 5.93 million number | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 6.01 million number | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 6.05 million number | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 6.10 million number | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 6.18 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 6.24 million number | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 6.09 million number | -2.5% |
| 2000 | 6.02 million number | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 5.98 million number | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 5.90 million number | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 5.86 million number | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 5.88 million number | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.99 million number | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 6.06 million number | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 6.12 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 6.13 million number | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 6.16 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 6.20 million number | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 6.27 million number | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 6.29 million number | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 6.23 million number | -0.9% |
| 2014 | 6.17 million number | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 6.14 million number | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million number | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 6.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 6.14 million number | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.35 million number | 5.06 million number | 5.93 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.26 million number | 5.06 million number | 5.57 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.98 million number | 5.66 million number | 6.24 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.01 million number | 5.86 million number | 6.16 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 million number | 6.13 million number | 6.29 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.06 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.56 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 223,288 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 10.46 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.1542 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.59 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.34 % change on previous year (2023)
- Theoretical duration of primary education (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of pre-primary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (pre-primary to post-secondary non) 0.0494 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in United States?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in United States was 6.14 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 6.29 million number in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.06 million number in 1976.
- How does United States rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- United States ranks 3rd out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.