Population of compulsory school age, male in High income

High income: Population of compulsory school age, male was 76.16 million number in 2019. ▬ Flat

Latest (2019)
76.16 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
22nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
77.35 million number
in 2004
All-time low
73.92 million number
in 1998
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in High income, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M1997200820191997: 73.9M number1998: 73.9M number1999: 74.5M number2000: 74.9M number2001: 75.0M number2002: 75.1M number2003: 77.3M number2004: 77.4M number2005: 77.1M number2006: 76.6M number2007: 76.2M number2008: 75.9M number2009: 75.5M number2010: 75.1M number2011: 74.7M number2012: 74.4M number2013: 74.0M number2014: 74.0M number2015: 74.5M number2016: 74.8M number2017: 75.2M number2018: 75.5M number2019: 76.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in High income stood at 76.16 million number.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 0.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in High income peaked at 77.35 million number in 2004 and was at its lowest, 73.92 million number, in 1998.

That places High income 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

Population of compulsory school age, male in High income, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in High income, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 73.93 million number
1998 73.92 million number -0.0%
1999 74.53 million number +0.8%
2000 74.92 million number +0.5%
2001 75.02 million number +0.1%
2002 75.14 million number +0.2%
2003 77.32 million number +2.9%
2004 77.35 million number +0.0%
2005 77.10 million number -0.3%
2006 76.61 million number -0.6%
2007 76.18 million number -0.6%
2008 75.91 million number -0.4%
2009 75.54 million number -0.5%
2010 75.08 million number -0.6%
2011 74.74 million number -0.4%
2012 74.37 million number -0.5%
2013 74.04 million number -0.4%
2014 74.04 million number -0.0%
2015 74.48 million number +0.6%
2016 74.80 million number +0.4%
2017 75.22 million number +0.6%
2018 75.47 million number +0.3%
2019 76.16 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 74.13 million number 73.92 million number 74.53 million number 3
2000s 76.11 million number 74.92 million number 77.35 million number 10
2010s 74.84 million number 74.04 million number 76.16 million number 10

Countries ranked near High income

  1. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.43 million number compare
  2. 20 Germany 5.22 million number compare
  3. 21 Argentina 5.17 million number compare
  4. 22 South Africa 4.96 million number compare
  5. 23 Colombia 4.78 million number compare
  6. 24 Afghanistan 4.75 million number compare
  7. 25 Uganda 4.62 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in High income?
Population of compulsory school age, male in High income was 76.16 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in High income?
The highest recorded value was 77.35 million number in 2004.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in High income?
The lowest recorded value was 73.92 million number in 1998.
How does High income rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
High income ranks 22nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in High income?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this High income data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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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
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