Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Enrolment in primary education, male was 28.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.97 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
125th
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.97 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.01 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 28.97 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 28.97 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.01 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 125th 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 primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.42 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.01 million | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 11.41 million | +3.7% |
| 1973 | 11.78 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 12.02 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 12.41 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 12.87 million | +3.7% |
| 1977 | 13.20 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 13.46 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 12.26 million | -8.9% |
| 1980 | 14.18 million | +15.7% |
| 1981 | 14.34 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 14.66 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 15.01 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 15.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.62 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 16.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 16.48 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 16.97 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 17.19 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 17.04 million | -0.8% |
| 1991 | 17.70 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 17.38 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.56 million | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 18.41 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.33 million | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 19.35 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.49 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 19.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 20.16 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 20.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 20.23 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 20.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.30 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 21.75 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.76 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.93 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.88 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 22.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 23.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 22.63 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 25.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 26.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.73 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.48 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.95 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 28.01 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 28.81 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 28.97 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.18 million | 11.01 million | 13.46 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.59 million | 14.18 million | 17.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.48 million | 17.04 million | 19.77 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.98 million | 19.93 million | 21.93 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.05 million | 22.25 million | 26.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.25 million | 27.48 million | 28.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (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)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 26.65 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 28.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.97 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.01 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 125th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release