School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024: School age population, primary education, male was 103.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
103.92 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
103.92 million
in 2024
All-time low
30.27 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 stood at 103.92 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 103.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.27 million, in 1970.

GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 30.27 million
1971 31.06 million +2.6%
1972 31.83 million +2.5%
1973 32.56 million +2.3%
1974 33.35 million +2.4%
1975 34.02 million +2.0%
1976 34.82 million +2.3%
1977 35.65 million +2.4%
1978 36.46 million +2.3%
1979 37.35 million +2.4%
1980 38.23 million +2.4%
1981 39.13 million +2.4%
1982 40.00 million +2.2%
1983 41.02 million +2.5%
1984 42.07 million +2.6%
1985 43.27 million +2.9%
1986 44.54 million +2.9%
1987 46.07 million +3.4%
1988 47.45 million +3.0%
1989 48.84 million +2.9%
1990 49.53 million +1.4%
1991 50.85 million +2.7%
1992 52.09 million +2.4%
1993 53.54 million +2.8%
1994 54.97 million +2.7%
1995 56.41 million +2.6%
1996 57.79 million +2.4%
1997 59.13 million +2.3%
1998 61.05 million +3.2%
1999 62.43 million +2.3%
2000 63.81 million +2.2%
2001 65.09 million +2.0%
2002 66.43 million +2.1%
2003 68.12 million +2.6%
2004 69.54 million +2.1%
2005 71.89 million +3.4%
2006 73.43 million +2.1%
2007 75.04 million +2.2%
2008 76.62 million +2.1%
2009 78.33 million +2.2%
2010 80.05 million +2.2%
2011 81.76 million +2.1%
2012 83.57 million +2.2%
2013 85.50 million +2.3%
2014 87.54 million +2.4%
2015 89.70 million +2.5%
2016 91.82 million +2.4%
2017 93.92 million +2.3%
2018 95.91 million +2.1%
2019 97.79 million +2.0%
2020 99.54 million +1.8%
2021 101.21 million +1.7%
2022 102.67 million +1.4%
2023 103.56 million +0.9%
2024 103.92 million +0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 33.74 million 30.27 million 37.35 million 10
1980s 43.06 million 38.23 million 48.84 million 10
1990s 55.78 million 49.53 million 62.43 million 10
2000s 70.83 million 63.81 million 78.33 million 10
2010s 88.76 million 80.05 million 97.79 million 10
2020s 102.18 million 99.54 million 103.92 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024

  1. 23 Iraq 3.47 million compare
  2. 24 Mozambique 3.45 million compare
  3. 25 Yemen 3.31 million compare
  4. 26 Angola 3.29 million compare
  5. 27 Japan 3.06 million compare
  6. 28 Türkiye 2.66 million compare
  7. 29 Algeria 2.56 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 was 103.92 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 103.92 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 30.27 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, primary education, male?
GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Fragile or Conflict-affected Countries (fcac) Fy24, December 2024 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