School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, primary education, male (number) (age male) was 27.23 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.23 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.23 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.08 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 27.23 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 27.23 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.08 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 132nd 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 (number) (age male) in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.08 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.39 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 11.62 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 11.86 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 12.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 12.29 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 12.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 12.71 million | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 12.95 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 13.20 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 13.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 13.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 13.97 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 14.25 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 14.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 14.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 15.16 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 15.49 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 15.80 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 16.11 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 15.72 million | -2.4% |
| 1991 | 16.21 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 16.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 16.79 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 17.09 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 17.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 17.53 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 17.71 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 17.88 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 18.08 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 18.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 18.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 18.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 18.31 million | -1.8% |
| 2004 | 18.45 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 19.55 million | +6.0% |
| 2006 | 19.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 19.88 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 20.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 20.43 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 20.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 21.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.35 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 21.80 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 22.86 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 23.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 23.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 24.58 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 25.10 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 25.65 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 26.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 26.58 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 26.95 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 27.23 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.17 million | 11.08 million | 13.20 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.73 million | 13.43 million | 16.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.09 million | 15.72 million | 18.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 19.19 million | 18.26 million | 20.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.04 million | 20.72 million | 25.65 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.82 million | 26.15 million | 27.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 16.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.304 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6427 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6849 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 23.71 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 27.23 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.23 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.08 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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