Population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members
OECD members: Population of compulsory school age, male was 98.60 million number in 2019. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members, 1997β2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
OECD members recorded 98.60 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members peaked at 98.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 87.30 million number, in 1997.
OECD members ranks 18th of 44 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 87.55 million number | 87.30 million number | 88.00 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 91.61 million number | 88.30 million number | 92.89 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.93 million number | 90.74 million number | 98.60 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near OECD members
- 15 Bangladesh 7.56 million number compare
- 16 Vietnam 7.52 million number compare
- 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.40 million number compare
- 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.74 million number compare
- 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.43 million number compare
- 20 Germany 5.22 million number compare
- 21 Least developed countries 82.20 million number compare
- 21 Argentina 5.17 million number compare
More reference data data for OECD members
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 16.23 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 7.92 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 8.31 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.73 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.72 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.74 years (2019)
- 08_Multilateral loans, other institutions 0 (2016)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general progr 82.5% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 2.3 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.15 GPIA (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members was 98.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 98.60 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 87.30 million number in 1997.
- How does OECD members rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- OECD members ranks 18th out of 44 groups with data for 2019.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this OECD members 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.