Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) in World

World: Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (Population male) was 600.75 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
600.75 million number
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
1st
of 45 groups
All-time high
600.75 million number
in 2019
All-time low
383.77 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in World, 1997–2019

0200.0M400.0M600.0M1997200820191997: 383.8M number1998: 383.9M number1999: 389.7M number2000: 394.2M number2001: 396.3M number2002: 415.4M number2003: 417.0M number2004: 426.8M number2005: 432.2M number2006: 431.5M number2007: 430.8M number2008: 434.0M number2009: 540.8M number2010: 545.6M number2011: 547.5M number2012: 555.8M number2013: 572.1M number2014: 575.3M number2015: 586.1M number2016: 590.0M number2017: 589.9M number2018: 595.6M number2019: 600.8M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

World recorded 600.75 million number for population of compulsory school age, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in World peaked at 600.75 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 383.77 million number, in 1997.

That places World 1st out of 45 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 (number) (Population male) in World, year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in World, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 383.77 million number —
1998 383.86 million number +0.0%
1999 389.74 million number +1.5%
2000 394.21 million number +1.1%
2001 396.30 million number +0.5%
2002 415.44 million number +4.8%
2003 416.95 million number +0.4%
2004 426.81 million number +2.4%
2005 432.20 million number +1.3%
2006 431.51 million number -0.2%
2007 430.85 million number -0.2%
2008 433.97 million number +0.7%
2009 540.85 million number +24.6%
2010 545.57 million number +0.9%
2011 547.53 million number +0.4%
2012 555.75 million number +1.5%
2013 572.06 million number +2.9%
2014 575.26 million number +0.6%
2015 586.13 million number +1.9%
2016 589.95 million number +0.7%
2017 589.86 million number -0.0%
2018 595.56 million number +1.0%
2019 600.75 million number +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 385.79 million number 383.77 million number 389.74 million number 3
2000s 431.91 million number 394.21 million number 540.85 million number 10
2010s 575.84 million number 545.57 million number 600.75 million number 10

Countries ranked near World

  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 25.37 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in World?
Population of compulsory school age, male in World was 600.75 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in World?
The highest recorded value was 600.75 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in World?
The lowest recorded value was 383.77 million number in 1997.
How does World rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
World ranks 1st out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in World?
Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this World 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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