School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries: School age population, primary education, male was 360.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
360.39 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
6th
of 221 groups
All-time high
360.52 million
in 2023
All-time low
217.13 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: All Unicef Countries recorded 360.39 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries peaked at 360.52 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 217.13 million, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: All Unicef Countries 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 217.13 million | — |
| 1971 | 224.58 million | +3.4% |
| 1972 | 231.75 million | +3.2% |
| 1973 | 239.56 million | +3.4% |
| 1974 | 247.46 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 249.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 251.54 million | +0.7% |
| 1977 | 254.28 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 257.44 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 260.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 263.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 264.33 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 264.23 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 263.08 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 262.26 million | -0.3% |
| 1985 | 261.31 million | -0.4% |
| 1986 | 260.92 million | -0.1% |
| 1987 | 262.31 million | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 264.89 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 268.41 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 272.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 276.83 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 280.64 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 284.76 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 289.10 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 293.40 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 298.15 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 302.90 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 306.75 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 307.13 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 305.85 million | -0.4% |
| 2001 | 305.58 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 303.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2003 | 300.88 million | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 310.66 million | +3.2% |
| 2005 | 311.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 312.26 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 314.27 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 315.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 316.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 318.83 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 321.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 323.50 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 325.96 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 329.96 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 334.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 338.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 343.13 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 347.30 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 351.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 355.01 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 357.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 359.62 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 360.52 million | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 360.39 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 243.40 million | 217.13 million | 260.32 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 263.52 million | 260.92 million | 268.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 291.26 million | 272.96 million | 307.13 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 309.74 million | 300.88 million | 316.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 333.48 million | 318.83 million | 351.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 358.69 million | 355.01 million | 360.52 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: All Unicef Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 108.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 112.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.70 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.43 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2163 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- School age population, primary education, male in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries was 360.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 360.52 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 217.13 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: All Unicef Countries rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- UNICEF: All Unicef Countries ranks 6th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: All Unicef Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: All Unicef 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