Population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income

Low & middle income: Population of compulsory school age, male was 524.59 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
524.59 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
2nd
of 43 groups
All-time high
524.59 million number
in 2019
All-time low
309.84 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income, 1997–2019

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1997200820191997: 309.8M number1998: 309.9M number1999: 315.2M number2000: 319.3M number2001: 321.3M number2002: 340.3M number2003: 339.6M number2004: 349.5M number2005: 355.1M number2006: 354.9M number2007: 354.7M number2008: 358.1M number2009: 465.3M number2010: 470.5M number2011: 472.8M number2012: 481.4M number2013: 498.0M number2014: 501.2M number2015: 511.6M number2016: 515.2M number2017: 514.6M number2018: 520.1M number2019: 524.6M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income stood at 524.59 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income peaked at 524.59 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 309.84 million number, in 1997.

That places Low & middle income 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Low & middle income, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 309.84 million number
1998 309.93 million number +0.0%
1999 315.20 million number +1.7%
2000 319.29 million number +1.3%
2001 321.28 million number +0.6%
2002 340.30 million number +5.9%
2003 339.63 million number -0.2%
2004 349.46 million number +2.9%
2005 355.09 million number +1.6%
2006 354.90 million number -0.1%
2007 354.67 million number -0.1%
2008 358.07 million number +1.0%
2009 465.31 million number +30.0%
2010 470.50 million number +1.1%
2011 472.79 million number +0.5%
2012 481.38 million number +1.8%
2013 498.02 million number +3.5%
2014 501.22 million number +0.6%
2015 511.65 million number +2.1%
2016 515.16 million number +0.7%
2017 514.65 million number -0.1%
2018 520.09 million number +1.1%
2019 524.59 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 311.66 million number 309.84 million number 315.20 million number 3
2000s 355.80 million number 319.29 million number 465.31 million number 10
2010s 501.00 million number 470.50 million number 524.59 million number 10

Countries ranked near Low & middle income

  1. 1 India 105.36 million number compare
  2. 2 China 81.64 million number compare
  3. 3 Pakistan 29.24 million number compare
  4. 4 United States of America 25.37 million number compare
  5. 5 Nigeria 23.95 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 Low & middle income?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Low & middle income was 524.59 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The highest recorded value was 524.59 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Low & middle income?
The lowest recorded value was 309.84 million number in 1997.
How does Low & middle income rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Low & middle income ranks 2nd out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Low & middle income?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Low & middle 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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