School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, primary education, male was 56.05 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
56.05 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
76th
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.05 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.82 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 56.05 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 56.05 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.82 million, in 1970.
GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 76th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.82 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.17 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 14.51 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 14.81 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 15.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 15.44 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 15.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 16.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 16.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 16.92 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 17.28 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 17.51 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 17.76 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 18.13 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 18.55 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 19.02 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 19.51 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 20.20 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 20.74 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 21.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 21.87 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 22.37 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 22.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 23.61 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 24.40 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 25.23 million | +3.4% |
| 1996 | 26.04 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 27.04 million | +3.9% |
| 1998 | 28.11 million | +3.9% |
| 1999 | 29.05 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 30.05 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 30.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 32.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 33.22 million | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 34.29 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 35.31 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 36.37 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 37.43 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 38.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 39.52 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 40.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 41.83 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 43.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 44.44 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 45.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 46.83 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 48.05 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 49.29 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 50.49 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 51.69 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 52.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 54.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 55.12 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 55.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 56.05 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.33 million | 13.82 million | 16.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.00 million | 17.28 million | 21.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 25.06 million | 21.87 million | 29.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.76 million | 30.05 million | 39.52 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.19 million | 40.68 million | 51.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.75 million | 52.85 million | 56.05 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.16 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.39 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 17.08 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.9721 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 56.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 52.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.69 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 56.05 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 56.05 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.82 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 76th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Low Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Low Income Wb 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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February 2026 Data Release