School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, primary education, male was 65.29 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 65.29 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 65.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.50 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.26 million | 15.50 million | 19.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.06 million | 19.64 million | 24.88 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.91 million | 25.53 million | 33.04 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.39 million | 34.08 million | 45.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.11 million | 46.47 million | 59.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.54 million | 61.20 million | 65.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 64.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 65.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.29 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.50 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release