School age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members
WB: Oecd Members: School age population, primary education, male was 46.46 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members is 46.46 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and down 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members peaked at 49.63 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 46.39 million, in 2013.
WB: Oecd Members ranks 87th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 49.63 million | — |
| 2000 | 49.63 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 49.55 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 49.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2003 | 48.96 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 48.55 million | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 48.17 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 47.84 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 47.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 47.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 47.41 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 47.30 million | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.26 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 47.09 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 46.39 million | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 46.59 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 46.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 47.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 47.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 47.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 47.31 million | -0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.73 million | -1.2% |
| 2021 | 46.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 46.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2023 | 46.52 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 46.46 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.63 million | 49.63 million | 49.63 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 48.47 million | 47.41 million | 49.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.04 million | 46.39 million | 47.32 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.56 million | 46.46 million | 46.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Oecd Members
- 84 Jordan 588,171 compare
- 85 Dominican Republic 580,911 compare
- 86 Netherlands 560,145 compare
- 87 Israel 556,958 compare
- 88 Romania 535,252 compare
- 89 Tajikistan 533,612 compare
- 90 Congo 509,423 compare
More education data for WB: Oecd Members
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 57.13 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 59.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 37.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 46.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 27.56 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 26.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members?
- School age population, primary education, male in WB: Oecd Members was 46.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The highest recorded value was 49.63 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in WB: Oecd Members?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.39 million in 2013.
- How does WB: Oecd Members rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- WB: Oecd Members ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Oecd Members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Oecd Members 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