School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia
SDG: Southern Asia: School age population, primary education, male was 93.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
93.84 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
46th
of 221 groups
All-time high
96.08 million
in 2019
All-time low
88.40 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia is 93.84 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia peaked at 96.08 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 88.40 million, in 1999.
SDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 88.40 million | — |
| 2000 | 88.51 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 89.81 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 90.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 90.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 91.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 91.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 92.73 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 93.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 94.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 94.95 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 95.27 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 95.95 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 95.77 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 96.06 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 95.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 95.89 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 95.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 95.97 million | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 96.07 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 96.08 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 95.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 95.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 95.09 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 94.44 million | -0.7% |
| 2024 | 93.84 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 88.40 million | 88.40 million | 88.40 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 91.82 million | 88.51 million | 94.95 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.89 million | 95.27 million | 96.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.96 million | 93.84 million | 95.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Southern Asia
More education data for SDG: Southern Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 88.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.205 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, primary education, male in SDG: Southern Asia was 93.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 96.08 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in SDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 88.40 million in 1999.
- How does SDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- SDG: Southern Asia ranks 46th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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