School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 7.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 7.99 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 33.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 7.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.33 million, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 181st 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 (number) (age male) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 6.22 million | — |
| 2000 | 6.16 million | -1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.80 million | -5.8% |
| 2002 | 5.54 million | -4.6% |
| 2003 | 5.33 million | -3.7% |
| 2004 | 6.00 million | +12.6% |
| 2005 | 5.83 million | -2.8% |
| 2006 | 5.67 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.51 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.44 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 5.42 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 5.46 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 5.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 5.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 5.99 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.23 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 6.49 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.78 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 7.08 million | +4.4% |
| 2019 | 7.28 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 7.47 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 7.63 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 7.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 7.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 7.99 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.22 million | 6.22 million | 6.22 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 5.67 million | 5.33 million | 6.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.25 million | 5.46 million | 7.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.76 million | 7.47 million | 7.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 178 French Guiana 15,249 compare
- 179 Malta 14,776 compare
- 180 Bahamas 14,207 compare
- 181 Guam 12,126 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,437 compare
- 183 Barbados 9,818 compare
- 184 Guadeloupe 9,701 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 26,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 7.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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