School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439): School age population, primary education, male was 61.33 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
61.33 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
70th
of 221 groups
All-time high
61.33 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.85 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) recorded 61.33 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 21.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) peaked at 61.33 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.85 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 70th 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.
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.85 million | — |
| 1971 | 16.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 16.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 17.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 17.54 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 17.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 18.37 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 18.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 19.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 19.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 20.03 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 20.27 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 20.54 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 20.89 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 21.32 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 21.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 22.37 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 23.12 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 23.73 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 24.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 25.01 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 25.59 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 26.20 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 26.99 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 27.86 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 28.77 million | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 29.66 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 30.73 million | +3.6% |
| 1998 | 31.86 million | +3.7% |
| 1999 | 32.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 33.94 million | +3.3% |
| 2001 | 34.93 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 36.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 36.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 37.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 39.04 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40.16 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 41.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 42.32 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 43.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 44.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 45.88 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 47.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 48.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 50.48 million | +3.9% |
| 2015 | 51.84 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 53.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 54.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 55.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 57.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 58.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 59.40 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 60.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 61.07 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 61.33 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.72 million | 15.85 million | 19.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 21.85 million | 20.03 million | 24.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.55 million | 25.01 million | 32.87 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 38.60 million | 33.94 million | 43.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.91 million | 44.68 million | 57.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.11 million | 58.26 million | 61.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- 67 Cambodia 1.08 million compare
- 68 Rwanda 1.02 million compare
- 69 Ecuador 948,907 compare
- 70 South Sudan 898,155 compare
- 71 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 858,809 compare
- 72 Sri Lanka 855,347 compare
- 73 Kazakhstan 823,526 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 62.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.86 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.65 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 45.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 6.75 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) was 61.33 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The highest recorded value was 61.33 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.85 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) ranks 70th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Low Income Economies (wb_low) (unsdcode:98439) 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