Population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members

OECD members: Population of compulsory school age, male was 98.60 million number in 2019. β–² Rising

Latest (2019)
98.60 million number
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
18th
of 44 groups
All-time high
98.60 million number
in 2019
All-time low
87.30 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in OECD members, 1997–2019

020.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1997200820191997: 87.3M number1998: 87.3M number1999: 88.0M number2000: 88.3M number2001: 90.7M number2002: 90.9M number2003: 92.9M number2004: 92.9M number2005: 92.7M number2006: 92.4M number2007: 92.0M number2008: 91.7M number2009: 91.5M number2010: 91.1M number2011: 90.7M number2012: 96.4M number2013: 96.1M number2014: 96.1M number2015: 97.1M number2016: 97.4M number2017: 97.8M number2018: 98.0M number2019: 98.6M number

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 15 Bangladesh 7.56 million number compare
  2. 16 Vietnam 7.52 million number compare
  3. 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.40 million number compare
  4. 18 Iran, Islamic Republic of 5.74 million number compare
  5. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.43 million number compare
  6. 20 Germany 5.22 million number compare
  7. 21 Least developed countries 82.20 million number compare
  8. 21 Argentina 5.17 million number compare

See the full ranking of 231 places β†’

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All data for OECD members β†’

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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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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Population of male children within the age span that children are legally obliged to attend school.