School age population, primary education, male in World
World: School age population, primary education, male was 375.92 million number in 2019. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, male in World, 1970β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in World is 375.92 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in World peaked at 375.92 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 230.64 million number, in 1970.
That places World 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 253.78 million number | 230.64 million number | 274.64 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 285.12 million number | 277.89 million number | 292.37 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 321.67 million number | 296.01 million number | 343.09 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 341.73 million number | 332.87 million number | 347.66 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 361.71 million number | 349.31 million number | 375.92 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near World
More education data for World
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 34.10 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 65.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 102.2% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per capita 0.0042 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 34.10 million (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 101.5% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 102.8% (2024)
- Labor force, total 3.74 billion (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in World?
- School age population, primary education, male in World was 375.92 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 375.92 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 230.64 million number in 1970.
- How does World rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- World ranks 1st out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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About this data
Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.