Population of compulsory school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend

Pre-demographic dividend: Population of compulsory school age, male was 93.25 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
93.25 million number
Change on year
up 2.3%
Rank
20th
of 43 groups
All-time high
93.25 million number
in 2019
All-time low
29.12 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend, 1997–2019

20.0M40.0M60.0M80.0M100.0M1997200820191997: 29.1M number1998: 29.1M number1999: 29.8M number2000: 30.6M number2001: 31.6M number2002: 32.4M number2003: 33.6M number2004: 51.3M number2005: 55.2M number2006: 57.2M number2007: 59.4M number2008: 65.4M number2009: 67.4M number2010: 70.6M number2011: 72.7M number2012: 74.9M number2013: 79.4M number2014: 81.8M number2015: 84.1M number2016: 86.5M number2017: 88.8M number2018: 91.1M number2019: 93.2M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend is 93.25 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 38.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend peaked at 93.25 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.12 million number, in 1997.

Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th of 43 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 29.35 million number 29.12 million number 29.81 million number 3
2000s 48.42 million number 30.57 million number 67.41 million number 10
2010s 82.31 million number 70.56 million number 93.25 million number 10

Countries ranked near Pre-demographic dividend

  1. 17 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 7.40 million number compare
  2. 18 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 5.74 million number compare
  3. 19 Tanzania, United Republic of 5.43 million number compare
  4. 20 Germany 5.22 million number compare
  5. 21 Argentina 5.17 million number compare
  6. 22 South Africa 4.96 million number compare
  7. 23 Colombia 4.78 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 Pre-demographic dividend?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Pre-demographic dividend was 93.25 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The highest recorded value was 93.25 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Pre-demographic dividend?
The lowest recorded value was 29.12 million number in 1997.
How does Pre-demographic dividend rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Pre-demographic dividend ranks 20th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Pre-demographic dividend?
Over the last ten years it is up 38.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Pre-demographic dividend 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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