Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 7.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) stood at 7.64 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.9% on the previous year and up 34.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 7.64 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.68 million, in 1971.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.68 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.68 million | -0.1% |
| 1972 | 1.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 1.76 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.91 million | +5.5% |
| 1976 | 2.04 million | +7.0% |
| 1977 | 2.14 million | +5.0% |
| 1978 | 2.22 million | +3.7% |
| 1979 | 2.32 million | +4.4% |
| 1980 | 2.40 million | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 2.49 million | +3.5% |
| 1982 | 2.57 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 2.67 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 2.79 million | +4.8% |
| 1985 | 2.89 million | +3.3% |
| 1986 | 3.00 million | +4.1% |
| 1987 | 3.13 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 3.24 million | +3.6% |
| 1989 | 3.36 million | +3.8% |
| 1990 | 3.48 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 3.60 million | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 3.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1993 | 3.76 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 3.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 3.92 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 4.13 million | +2.4% |
| 1998 | 4.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 4.21 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 4.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.95 million | -7.7% |
| 2002 | 3.13 million | -20.9% |
| 2003 | 2.98 million | -4.7% |
| 2004 | 3.29 million | +10.4% |
| 2005 | 3.59 million | +9.0% |
| 2006 | 4.57 million | +27.4% |
| 2007 | 5.02 million | +9.8% |
| 2008 | 5.40 million | +7.5% |
| 2009 | 5.41 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 5.82 million | +7.6% |
| 2011 | 5.83 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 5.56 million | -4.6% |
| 2013 | 5.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 5.69 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 5.96 million | +4.8% |
| 2016 | 6.06 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.67 million | +10.0% |
| 2018 | 7.19 million | +7.9% |
| 2019 | 7.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 7.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 7.24 million | -2.2% |
| 2022 | 7.22 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 7.50 million | +3.8% |
| 2024 | 7.64 million | +1.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +27.4% | 3.59 million | 4.57 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.93 million | 1.68 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 million | 2.40 million | 3.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.89 million | 3.48 million | 4.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.16 million | 2.98 million | 5.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.19 million | 5.56 million | 7.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.40 million | 7.22 million | 7.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 107 Costa Rica 62,694 compare
- 108 Croatia 59,775 compare
- 109 Republic of Moldova 59,198 compare
- 110 Tajikistan 57,653 compare
- 111 Uruguay 57,513 compare
- 112 New Zealand 56,552 compare
- 113 Iraq 55,944 compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 7.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.64 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.68 million in 1971.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 110th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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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February 2026 Data Release