Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Enrolment in primary education, male was 2.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.46 million
Change on year
up 3.3%
Rank
201st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.46 million
in 2024
All-time low
704,873
in 1979
Years of data
47
1978–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 1978–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) stood at 2.46 million. That is the highest value across all 47 years on record.
The figure is up 3.3% on the previous year and up 18.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 2.46 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 704,873, in 1979.
That places ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 47 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | 2.29 million | — |
| 1979 | 704,873 | -69.2% |
| 1980 | 2.30 million | +225.6% |
| 1981 | 2.29 million | -0.2% |
| 1982 | 2.29 million | +0.1% |
| 1983 | 2.29 million | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 2.30 million | +0.2% |
| 1985 | 2.30 million | +0.2% |
| 1986 | 2.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1987 | 2.31 million | +0.2% |
| 1988 | 2.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1989 | 2.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1990 | 2.33 million | +0.2% |
| 1991 | 2.30 million | -1.3% |
| 1992 | 2.29 million | -0.5% |
| 1993 | 2.28 million | -0.1% |
| 1994 | 2.28 million | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 2.28 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 2.27 million | -0.3% |
| 1997 | 2.26 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 2.25 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.24 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 2.23 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 2.18 million | -1.5% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2005 | 2.06 million | -5.3% |
| 2006 | 2.19 million | +6.6% |
| 2007 | 2.12 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 2.16 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 2.23 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 2.26 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.28 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 1.98 million | -15.4% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 2.17 million | +4.7% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million | +4.3% |
| 2017 | 2.40 million | +6.3% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.35 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 2.35 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 2.32 million | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 2.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 2.38 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.46 million | +3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.50 million | 704,873 | 2.29 million | 2 |
| 1980s | 2.30 million | 2.29 million | 2.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.28 million | 2.24 million | 2.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 2.06 million | 2.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.25 million | 1.98 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million | 2.32 million | 2.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- 198 Cayman Islands 2,143 compare
- 199 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,801 compare
- 200 Bermuda 1,708 compare
- 201 Gibraltar 1,403 compare
- 202 Liechtenstein 1,060 compare
- 203 Monaco 1,054 compare
- 204 Naoero 866 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 2.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.46 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 704,873 in 1979.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 201st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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