School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, primary education, male was 85.69 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
85.69 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
58th
of 221 groups
All-time high
92.52 million
in 1998
All-time low
63.21 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 85.69 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024.

The figure is up 10.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 92.52 million in 1998 and was at its lowest, 63.21 million, in 1970.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 63.21 million
1971 68.82 million +8.9%
1972 74.72 million +8.6%
1973 80.85 million +8.2%
1974 87.07 million +7.7%
1975 87.98 million +1.0%
1976 87.92 million -0.1%
1977 88.99 million +1.2%
1978 90.33 million +1.5%
1979 91.23 million +1.0%
1980 92.38 million +1.3%
1981 91.25 million -1.2%
1982 89.44 million -2.0%
1983 86.18 million -3.6%
1984 83.19 million -3.5%
1985 79.87 million -4.0%
1986 76.94 million -3.7%
1987 75.36 million -2.1%
1988 75.18 million -0.2%
1989 75.86 million +0.9%
1990 78.23 million +3.1%
1991 79.33 million +1.4%
1992 80.53 million +1.5%
1993 81.97 million +1.8%
1994 83.92 million +2.4%
1995 85.83 million +2.3%
1996 88.30 million +2.9%
1997 90.46 million +2.4%
1998 92.52 million +2.3%
1999 91.03 million -1.6%
2000 88.05 million -3.3%
2001 84.90 million -3.6%
2002 81.11 million -4.5%
2003 76.69 million -5.4%
2004 84.61 million +10.3%
2005 82.81 million -2.1%
2006 81.27 million -1.9%
2007 80.38 million -1.1%
2008 79.38 million -1.2%
2009 78.50 million -1.1%
2010 77.88 million -0.8%
2011 77.43 million -0.6%
2012 77.46 million +0.0%
2013 76.77 million -0.9%
2014 77.48 million +0.9%
2015 78.64 million +1.5%
2016 79.99 million +1.7%
2017 81.15 million +1.4%
2018 82.19 million +1.3%
2019 83.83 million +2.0%
2020 84.78 million +1.1%
2021 85.55 million +0.9%
2022 85.44 million -0.1%
2023 85.67 million +0.3%
2024 85.69 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 82.11 million 63.21 million 91.23 million 10
1980s 82.56 million 75.18 million 92.38 million 10
1990s 85.21 million 78.23 million 92.52 million 10
2000s 81.77 million 76.69 million 88.05 million 10
2010s 79.28 million 76.77 million 83.83 million 10
2020s 85.43 million 84.78 million 85.69 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 55 Nepal 1.43 million compare
  2. 56 Spain 1.42 million compare
  3. 57 Canada 1.35 million compare
  4. 58 Syrian Arab Republic 1.31 million compare
  5. 59 Italy 1.27 million compare
  6. 60 Republic of Korea 1.27 million compare
  7. 61 Burundi 1.26 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
School age population, primary education, male in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 85.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 92.52 million in 1998.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 63.21 million in 1970.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 58th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is up 10.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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