School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 9.45 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.45 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.45 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.68 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) is 9.45 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 9.45 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.68 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.75 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 4.81 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.84 million | +0.6% |
| 1974 | 4.88 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 4.93 million | +1.1% |
| 1976 | 4.99 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 5.02 million | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 5.10 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 5.19 million | +1.7% |
| 1980 | 5.24 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 5.23 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 5.16 million | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.19 million | +0.8% |
| 1984 | 5.26 million | +1.3% |
| 1985 | 5.36 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 5.42 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 5.47 million | +0.8% |
| 1988 | 5.51 million | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 5.59 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 5.69 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 5.77 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 5.90 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 6.13 million | +3.8% |
| 1994 | 6.40 million | +4.4% |
| 1995 | 6.74 million | +5.3% |
| 1996 | 6.93 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 7.00 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 7.08 million | +1.1% |
| 1999 | 7.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 7.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 7.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 7.31 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 7.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 7.50 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 7.50 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 7.39 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 7.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 7.45 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 7.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 7.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 7.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 7.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 8.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 8.43 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 8.64 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 8.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 9.13 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 9.24 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 9.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 9.45 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.92 million | 4.68 million | 5.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.34 million | 5.16 million | 5.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 6.48 million | 5.69 million | 7.15 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.40 million | 7.23 million | 7.50 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.03 million | 7.45 million | 8.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.23 million | 8.97 million | 9.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 9.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.45 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.68 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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February 2026 Data Release