School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, primary education, male was 16.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
16.87 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.97 million
in 2022
All-time low
10.24 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 16.87 million, measured in 2024.

The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 6.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 16.97 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 10.24 million, in 1970.

That places GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 148th 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 GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 10.24 million
1971 10.57 million +3.2%
1972 10.89 million +3.0%
1973 11.20 million +2.9%
1974 11.51 million +2.8%
1975 11.80 million +2.5%
1976 12.08 million +2.4%
1977 12.35 million +2.3%
1978 12.60 million +2.1%
1979 12.84 million +1.8%
1980 13.05 million +1.6%
1981 13.26 million +1.6%
1982 13.45 million +1.4%
1983 13.64 million +1.4%
1984 13.83 million +1.4%
1985 14.03 million +1.4%
1986 14.24 million +1.6%
1987 14.46 million +1.5%
1988 14.69 million +1.6%
1989 14.90 million +1.5%
1990 15.12 million +1.4%
1991 15.31 million +1.3%
1992 15.45 million +0.9%
1993 15.51 million +0.4%
1994 15.48 million -0.2%
1995 15.45 million -0.2%
1996 15.42 million -0.2%
1997 15.59 million +1.1%
1998 15.33 million -1.6%
1999 15.35 million +0.1%
2000 15.39 million +0.2%
2001 15.43 million +0.3%
2002 15.46 million +0.2%
2003 15.52 million +0.4%
2004 15.68 million +1.1%
2005 15.77 million +0.6%
2006 15.86 million +0.6%
2007 15.89 million +0.2%
2008 15.89 million -0.0%
2009 15.88 million -0.0%
2010 15.83 million -0.4%
2011 15.75 million -0.5%
2012 15.73 million -0.1%
2013 15.81 million +0.5%
2014 15.91 million +0.7%
2015 16.08 million +1.0%
2016 16.22 million +0.9%
2017 16.38 million +1.0%
2018 16.54 million +1.0%
2019 16.72 million +1.1%
2020 16.88 million +1.0%
2021 16.94 million +0.3%
2022 16.97 million +0.2%
2023 16.96 million -0.1%
2024 16.87 million -0.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 11.61 million 10.24 million 12.84 million 10
1980s 13.95 million 13.05 million 14.90 million 10
1990s 15.40 million 15.12 million 15.59 million 10
2000s 15.68 million 15.39 million 15.89 million 10
2010s 16.10 million 15.73 million 16.72 million 10
2020s 16.92 million 16.87 million 16.97 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 145 Armenia 79,354 compare
  2. 146 Croatia 73,603 compare
  3. 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 71,195 compare
  4. 148 Slovenia 67,134 compare
  5. 149 Republic of Moldova 67,003 compare
  6. 150 Latvia 65,674 compare
  7. 151 Trinidad and Tobago 64,829 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
School age population, primary education, male in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 16.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 16.97 million in 2022.
What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 10.24 million in 1970.
How does GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, primary education, male?
GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Upper Middle Income Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 6.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Upper Middle 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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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