School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, primary education, male was 12.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.17 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.25 million
in 2023
All-time low
4.55 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 12.17 million.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 12.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 4.55 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.55 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.74 million | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 4.98 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.10 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 5.19 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 5.29 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 5.39 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 5.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 5.61 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 5.72 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 5.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 5.94 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 6.17 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 6.30 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 6.41 million | +1.8% |
| 1987 | 6.55 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 6.68 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 6.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 6.95 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 6.98 million | +0.4% |
| 1992 | 7.14 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.28 million | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 7.47 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.63 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 7.79 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 7.94 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 8.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 8.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2000 | 8.39 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 8.59 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 8.35 million | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 8.45 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 8.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 8.69 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 8.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 8.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 8.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 9.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 9.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 10.50 million | +8.6% |
| 2015 | 10.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 11.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 11.37 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 11.58 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 11.80 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 11.98 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 12.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 12.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 12.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 12.17 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.12 million | 4.55 million | 5.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.25 million | 5.72 million | 6.81 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.55 million | 6.95 million | 8.24 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.63 million | 8.35 million | 8.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.46 million | 9.11 million | 11.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 million | 11.98 million | 12.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.66 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 12.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.55 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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