Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in lower secondary education, male was 13.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1994–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 13.18 million. That is the highest value across all 31 years on record.
The figure is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 13.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.58 million, in 1994.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 31 years of available data.
Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 6.58 million | — |
| 1995 | 6.73 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 6.93 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 7.17 million | +3.5% |
| 1998 | 7.52 million | +4.8% |
| 1999 | 7.85 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 8.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2001 | 8.32 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 8.62 million | +3.6% |
| 2003 | 8.95 million | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 9.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 9.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 9.24 million | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 9.58 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 9.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 10.39 million | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 10.28 million | -1.0% |
| 2011 | 10.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 10.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.00 million | -3.1% |
| 2014 | 9.80 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 10.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 10.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 10.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 11.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 11.67 million | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 12.09 million | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 12.49 million | +3.4% |
| 2023 | 12.86 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 13.18 million | +2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.13 million | 6.58 million | 7.85 million | 6 |
| 2000s | 9.16 million | 8.13 million | 10.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.30 million | 9.80 million | 11.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.46 million | 11.67 million | 13.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in lower secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 13.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in lower secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.58 million in 1994.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in lower secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in lower secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in lower secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release