School age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)

ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202): School age population, primary education, male was 9.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
9.23 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.46 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M10.0M1999201120241999: 7.6M2000: 7.5M2001: 7.0M2002: 6.7M2003: 6.7M2004: 7.3M2005: 7.0M2006: 6.8M2007: 6.6M2008: 6.5M2009: 6.5M2010: 6.5M2011: 6.7M2012: 6.8M2013: 7.0M2014: 7.1M2015: 7.4M2016: 7.7M2017: 8.0M2018: 8.4M2019: 8.6M2020: 8.7M2021: 8.9M2022: 9.0M2023: 9.2M2024: 9.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) is 9.23 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) peaked at 9.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.46 million, in 2009.

That places ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 7.57 million
2000 7.48 million -1.1%
2001 7.05 million -5.8%
2002 6.71 million -4.9%
2003 6.67 million -0.6%
2004 7.26 million +9.0%
2005 7.03 million -3.2%
2006 6.81 million -3.2%
2007 6.61 million -3.0%
2008 6.51 million -1.5%
2009 6.46 million -0.7%
2010 6.51 million +0.7%
2011 6.66 million +2.4%
2012 6.81 million +2.2%
2013 6.98 million +2.5%
2014 7.15 million +2.4%
2015 7.40 million +3.5%
2016 7.71 million +4.3%
2017 8.03 million +4.1%
2018 8.35 million +4.0%
2019 8.56 million +2.5%
2020 8.75 million +2.2%
2021 8.90 million +1.8%
2022 9.04 million +1.5%
2023 9.19 million +1.7%
2024 9.23 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7.57 million 7.57 million 7.57 million 1
2000s 6.86 million 6.46 million 7.48 million 10
2010s 7.42 million 6.51 million 8.56 million 10
2020s 9.02 million 8.75 million 9.23 million 5

Countries ranked near ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)

  1. 170 Maldives 22,801 compare
  2. 171 Luxembourg 22,162 compare
  3. 172 Macau, China 21,200 compare
  4. 173 Brunei Darussalam 20,540 compare
  5. 174 Montenegro 20,214 compare
  6. 175 Samoa 17,814 compare
  7. 176 Sao Tome and Principe 17,680 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
School age population, primary education, male in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) was 9.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
The highest recorded value was 9.23 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.46 million in 2009.
How does ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202)?
Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECE: Eastern Europe, Caucasus and Central Asia (cis) (unsdcode:98202) 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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Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release