Population of compulsory school age, male in Low income
Low income: Population of compulsory school age, male was 59.19 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in Low income, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Low income is 59.19 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 26.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Low income peaked at 59.19 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 28.08 million number, in 1998.
That places Low income 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in Low income, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.08 million number | — |
| 1998 | 28.08 million number | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 28.78 million number | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 29.49 million number | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 30.23 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 31.62 million number | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 32.68 million number | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 34.18 million number | +4.6% |
| 2005 | 37.66 million number | +10.2% |
| 2006 | 39.16 million number | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 40.23 million number | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 45.55 million number | +13.2% |
| 2009 | 46.81 million number | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 49.10 million number | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 50.30 million number | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 51.40 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 52.51 million number | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 53.79 million number | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 54.85 million number | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 55.90 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 56.98 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 58.09 million number | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 59.19 million number | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.31 million number | 28.08 million number | 28.78 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.76 million number | 29.49 million number | 46.81 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.21 million number | 49.10 million number | 59.19 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Low income
More reference data data for Low income
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 2,206 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal 259.59 (2025)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 248.16 (2026)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.17 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.61 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 18.98 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.37 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.43 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.91 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 94.0% (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in Low income?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in Low income was 59.19 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Low income?
- The highest recorded value was 59.19 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Low income?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.08 million number in 1998.
- How does Low income rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- Low income ranks 30th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Low income?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Low 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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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.