School age population, primary education, male in United States
United States: School age population, primary education, male was 12.59 million number in 2018. ▲ Rising
Latest (2018)
12.59 million number
Change on year
down 0.1%
World rank
6th
of 206 countries
All-time high
12.80 million number
in 1970
All-time low
10.43 million number
in 1985
Years of data
49
1970–2018
School age population, primary education, male in United States, 1970–2018
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
United States recorded 12.59 million number for school age population, primary education, male in 2018.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in United States peaked at 12.80 million number in 1970 and was at its lowest, 10.43 million number, in 1985.
That places United States 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 49 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in United States, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 12.80 million number | — |
| 1971 | 12.70 million number | -0.7% |
| 1972 | 12.55 million number | -1.2% |
| 1973 | 12.34 million number | -1.7% |
| 1974 | 12.08 million number | -2.2% |
| 1975 | 11.76 million number | -2.7% |
| 1976 | 11.40 million number | -3.0% |
| 1977 | 11.20 million number | -1.8% |
| 1978 | 11.03 million number | -1.5% |
| 1979 | 10.91 million number | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 10.81 million number | -0.9% |
| 1981 | 10.72 million number | -0.8% |
| 1982 | 10.59 million number | -1.2% |
| 1983 | 10.50 million number | -0.9% |
| 1984 | 10.45 million number | -0.5% |
| 1985 | 10.43 million number | -0.2% |
| 1986 | 10.44 million number | +0.1% |
| 1987 | 10.49 million number | +0.4% |
| 1988 | 10.55 million number | +0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.64 million number | +0.9% |
| 1990 | 10.76 million number | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 10.89 million number | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 11.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 11.31 million number | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 11.51 million number | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 11.70 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.88 million number | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 12.10 million number | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 12.32 million number | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 12.53 million number | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 12.70 million number | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 12.79 million number | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 12.75 million number | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 12.58 million number | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 12.42 million number | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 12.28 million number | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 12.17 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 12.15 million number | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 12.22 million number | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 12.29 million number | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 12.42 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 12.56 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 12.56 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 12.54 million number | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 12.57 million number | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 12.62 million number | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.60 million number | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.60 million number | -0.0% |
| 2018 | 12.59 million number | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.88 million number | 10.91 million number | 12.80 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.56 million number | 10.43 million number | 10.81 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.61 million number | 10.76 million number | 12.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.43 million number | 12.15 million number | 12.79 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.56 million number | 12.42 million number | 12.62 million number | 9 |
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More education data for United States
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 1.78 million (2023)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 17.1% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in United States?
- School age population, primary education, male in United States was 12.59 million number in 2018, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in United States?
- The highest recorded value was 12.80 million number in 1970.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in United States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.43 million number in 1985.
- How does United States rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- United States ranks 6th out of 206 countries with data for 2018.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in United States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this United States 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.