Enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification

Least developed countries: UN classification: Enrolment in primary education, male was 82.74 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
82.74 million number
Change on year
up 1.8%
Rank
20th
of 45 groups
All-time high
82.74 million number
in 2019
All-time low
15.91 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

Enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification, 1970–2019

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M197019942019

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification is 82.74 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 24.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification peaked at 82.74 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.91 million number, in 1970.

That places Least developed countries: UN classification 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 19.94 million number 15.91 million number 24.28 million number 10
1980s 27.58 million number 25.28 million number 30.23 million number 10
1990s 36.12 million number 30.36 million number 41.87 million number 10
2000s 55.66 million number 43.76 million number 66.64 million number 10
2010s 75.77 million number 68.17 million number 82.74 million number 10

Countries ranked near Least developed countries: UN classification

  1. 17 Kenya 4.17 million number compare
  2. 18 Iran 4.07 million number compare
  3. 19 Afghanistan 4.00 million number compare
  4. 21 Mozambique 3.59 million number compare
  5. 22 Russia 3.57 million number compare
  6. 23 Japan 3.34 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Enrolment in primary education, male in Least developed countries: UN classification was 82.74 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The highest recorded value was 82.74 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Least developed countries: UN classification?
The lowest recorded value was 15.91 million number in 1970.
How does Least developed countries: UN classification rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
Least developed countries: UN classification ranks 20th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Least developed countries: UN classification?
Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Least developed countries: UN classification data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Enrolment in primary education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 9,575 data points, 1970–2020
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private primary education institutions regardless of age.