Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Enrolment in primary education, male was 19.74 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.74 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.74 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.38 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 19.74 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 19.74 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.38 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.38 million | +0.0% |
| 1972 | 6.71 million | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 6.98 million | +4.0% |
| 1974 | 7.15 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 7.44 million | +4.0% |
| 1976 | 7.78 million | +4.7% |
| 1977 | 8.04 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 8.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 8.55 million | +3.8% |
| 1980 | 8.83 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 8.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1982 | 9.23 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 9.52 million | +3.2% |
| 1984 | 9.83 million | +3.2% |
| 1985 | 9.97 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 10.27 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 10.63 million | +3.5% |
| 1988 | 11.03 million | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 11.14 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 10.91 million | -2.1% |
| 1991 | 11.50 million | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 11.10 million | -3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.39 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 12.12 million | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 11.91 million | -1.8% |
| 1996 | 12.77 million | +7.2% |
| 1997 | 12.74 million | -0.2% |
| 1998 | 12.84 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 13.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 13.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 13.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 13.25 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 13.33 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 13.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2005 | 14.20 million | +6.8% |
| 2006 | 14.33 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 14.34 million | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 14.28 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 14.10 million | -1.3% |
| 2010 | 14.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 14.35 million | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 14.77 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 15.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 15.39 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 15.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 16.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 16.70 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 17.27 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 17.88 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.55 million | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 19.02 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 18.89 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 19.66 million | +4.1% |
| 2024 | 19.74 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.36 million | 6.38 million | 8.55 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.94 million | 8.83 million | 11.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.03 million | 10.91 million | 13.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.73 million | 13.04 million | 14.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.78 million | 14.35 million | 17.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.17 million | 18.55 million | 19.74 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 141 Armenia 84,254 compare
- 142 Croatia 75,963 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 73,931 compare
- 144 Albania 73,315 compare
- 145 Bosnia and Herzegovina 72,588 compare
- 146 Republic of Moldova 70,741 compare
- 147 Slovenia 68,483 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 19.74 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.74 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.38 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. 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 primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release