Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.01 million
Change on year
up 2.8%
Rank
174th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.05 million
in 2020
All-time low
356,052
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 2.01 million, measured in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 14.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 2.05 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 356,052, in 1971.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 174th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 393,313
1971 356,052 -9.5%
1972 363,854 +2.2%
1973 372,408 +2.4%
1974 374,064 +0.4%
1975 404,546 +8.1%
1976 444,423 +9.9%
1977 477,576 +7.5%
1978 500,590 +4.8%
1979 537,487 +7.4%
1980 576,801 +7.3%
1981 632,447 +9.6%
1982 640,618 +1.3%
1983 666,806 +4.1%
1984 701,025 +5.1%
1985 745,792 +6.4%
1986 743,848 -0.3%
1987 764,177 +2.7%
1988 784,508 +2.7%
1989 819,960 +4.5%
1990 830,577 +1.3%
1991 864,267 +4.1%
1992 876,550 +1.4%
1993 886,544 +1.1%
1994 909,753 +2.6%
1995 923,012 +1.5%
1996 945,462 +2.4%
1997 979,136 +3.6%
1998 1.01 million +3.1%
1999 963,429 -4.6%
2000 981,210 +1.8%
2001 959,356 -2.2%
2002 968,803 +1.0%
2003 955,341 -1.4%
2004 981,520 +2.7%
2005 1.05 million +6.5%
2006 1.13 million +7.7%
2007 1.12 million -0.1%
2008 1.23 million +9.0%
2009 1.43 million +16.7%
2010 1.56 million +9.2%
2011 1.48 million -5.1%
2012 1.52 million +2.6%
2013 1.56 million +2.5%
2014 1.76 million +12.8%
2015 1.78 million +1.6%
2016 1.79 million +0.2%
2017 1.85 million +3.4%
2018 1.88 million +1.4%
2019 1.95 million +4.2%
2020 2.05 million +4.7%
2021 1.88 million -8.1%
2022 1.82 million -3.2%
2023 1.96 million +7.5%
2024 2.01 million +2.8%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 422,431 356,052 537,487 10
1980s 707,598 576,801 819,960 10
1990s 918,847 830,577 1.01 million 10
2000s 1.08 million 955,341 1.43 million 10
2010s 1.71 million 1.48 million 1.95 million 10
2020s 1.94 million 1.82 million 2.05 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 171 Guinea-Bissau 4,360 compare
  2. 172 Djibouti 3,772 compare
  3. 173 Belize 3,316 compare
  4. 174 Samoa 2,580 compare
  5. 175 Barbados 2,255 compare
  6. 176 Bahamas 2,150 compare
  7. 177 Grenada 1,953 compare

See the full ranking of 429 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 2.01 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 2.05 million in 2020.
What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 356,052 in 1971.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 174th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
429 places, 16,896 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release