What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between IDA only and Least developed countries?

9.19 million number, with IDA only ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Least developed countries?

23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.

Where does this data come from?

UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

IDA only vs Least developed countries: Population of compulsory school age, male

IDA only

91.38 million number

in 2019

Least developed countries

82.20 million number

in 2019

IDA only rank

20th

Least developed countries rank

21st

Population of compulsory school age, male over time

IDA only
Least developed countries

How they compare

IDA only currently reports 91.38 million number against 82.20 million number in Least developed countries, a difference of 9.19 million number.

That makes IDA only's figure about 1.1 times Least developed countries's.

Across all 23 years both countries report, IDA only has been ahead every year.

IDA only ranks 20th and Least developed countries ranks 21st of 43 groups.

IDA only has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	IDA only	Least developed countries	Difference	Ahead
1990s	48.39 million number	41.26 million number	7.12 million number	IDA only
2000s	59.67 million number	51.37 million number	8.31 million number	IDA only
2010s	83.36 million number	74.17 million number	9.19 million number	IDA only

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher population of compulsory school age, male, IDA only or Least developed countries?: IDA only, at 91.38 million number against 82.20 million number in Least developed countries as of 2019.
What is the difference in population of compulsory school age, male between IDA only and Least developed countries?: 9.19 million number, with IDA only ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA only and Least developed countries?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2019.
How do IDA only and Least developed countries rank globally for population of compulsory school age, male?: IDA only ranks 20th and Least developed countries ranks 21st of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?: UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit: number
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
Last refreshed: 21 August 2026

Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.