School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in IDA total
IDA total: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 121.35 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
121.35 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
8th
of 45 groups
All-time high
121.35 million number
in 2019
All-time low
39.06 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, male in IDA total, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in IDA total is 121.35 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in IDA total peaked at 121.35 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 39.06 million number, in 1970.
That places IDA total 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in IDA total, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 39.06 million number | — |
| 1971 | 40.05 million number | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 41.18 million number | +2.8% |
| 1973 | 42.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 43.35 million number | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 44.22 million number | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 45.22 million number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 46.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 47.41 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 48.63 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 49.84 million number | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 51.10 million number | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 52.37 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 53.89 million number | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 55.45 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 56.98 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 58.48 million number | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 60.37 million number | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 62.15 million number | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 63.97 million number | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 65.76 million number | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 67.53 million number | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 69.45 million number | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 71.41 million number | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 73.27 million number | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 74.95 million number | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 76.85 million number | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 78.71 million number | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 80.53 million number | +2.3% |
| 1999 | 82.07 million number | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 83.61 million number | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 85.12 million number | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 86.84 million number | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 88.31 million number | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 90.22 million number | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 92.11 million number | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 93.95 million number | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 95.93 million number | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 97.96 million number | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 100.01 million number | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 102.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 103.99 million number | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 106.04 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 108.13 million number | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 110.66 million number | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 112.73 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 114.79 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 116.95 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 119.17 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 121.35 million number | +1.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.76 million number | 39.06 million number | 48.63 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 56.46 million number | 49.84 million number | 63.97 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 74.05 million number | 65.76 million number | 82.07 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 91.41 million number | 83.61 million number | 100.01 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 111.59 million number | 102.04 million number | 121.35 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near IDA total
- 5 Pakistan 13.02 million number compare
- 6 United States 12.59 million number compare
- 7 Ethiopia 8.65 million number compare
- 8 Democratic Republic of Congo 7.64 million number compare
- 9 Bangladesh 7.52 million number compare
- 10 Philippines 6.88 million number compare
- 11 Mexico 6.86 million number compare
More education data for IDA total
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 7.15 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1356 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 263.89 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 135.69 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 58.4% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0697 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in IDA total?
- School age population, primary education, male in IDA total was 121.35 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The highest recorded value was 121.35 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in IDA total?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.06 million number in 1970.
- How does IDA total rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- IDA total ranks 8th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in IDA total?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this IDA total 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.