School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries
SDG: Least Developed Countries: School age population, primary education, male was 86.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
86.10 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
56th
of 221 groups
All-time high
86.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
25.74 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries is 86.10 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries peaked at 86.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 25.74 million, in 1970.
That places SDG: Least Developed Countries 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Least Developed Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 25.74 million | — |
| 1971 | 26.39 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 27.02 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 27.64 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 28.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 28.93 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 29.61 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 30.18 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 30.92 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 31.75 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 32.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 33.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 33.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 34.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 35.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 36.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 37.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 38.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 39.15 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 40.19 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 41.24 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 42.20 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 43.12 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 44.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 45.25 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 46.40 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 47.52 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 48.82 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 50.17 million | +2.8% |
| 1999 | 51.33 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 52.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 53.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 54.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 56.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 57.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 59.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 60.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 62.46 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 63.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 65.27 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 66.72 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 68.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 69.57 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 71.21 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 72.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 74.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 75.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 76.98 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 78.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 80.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 81.61 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 83.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 84.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 85.55 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 86.10 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 28.65 million | 25.74 million | 31.75 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 35.97 million | 32.55 million | 40.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 46.02 million | 41.24 million | 51.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.65 million | 52.52 million | 65.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.33 million | 66.72 million | 80.06 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.22 million | 81.61 million | 86.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Least Developed Countries
More education data for SDG: Least Developed Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 36.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 39.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 22.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 4.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 87.82 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 37.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 36.80 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Least Developed Countries was 86.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 86.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.74 million in 1970.
- How does SDG: Least Developed Countries rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- SDG: Least Developed Countries ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Least Developed Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Least Developed Countries 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