School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School age population, primary education, male was 97.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1998–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia is 97.29 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 99.17 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 91.02 million, in 1998.
SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 42nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 91.02 million | — |
| 1999 | 91.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 91.23 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 92.52 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 92.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 93.36 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 93.88 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 94.46 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 95.16 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 95.97 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 96.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 97.20 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 97.53 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 98.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 98.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 98.45 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 98.38 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 98.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 98.70 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 98.85 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 99.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 99.17 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.03 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 98.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 98.37 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 97.82 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 97.29 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 91.09 million | 91.02 million | 91.16 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 94.33 million | 91.23 million | 97.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 98.50 million | 97.53 million | 99.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 98.26 million | 97.29 million | 99.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 57.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.51 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 97.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 99.17 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.02 million in 1998.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 42nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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