Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Enrolment in primary education, male was 14.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.02 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
155th
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.02 million
in 2024
All-time low
4.19 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 14.02 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 14.02 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.19 million, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 155th 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.25 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.19 million | -1.4% |
| 1972 | 4.40 million | +5.0% |
| 1973 | 4.60 million | +4.6% |
| 1974 | 4.67 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 4.84 million | +3.7% |
| 1976 | 5.03 million | +4.0% |
| 1977 | 5.13 million | +2.0% |
| 1978 | 5.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 5.39 million | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 5.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 5.61 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 5.76 million | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 5.95 million | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 6.21 million | +4.4% |
| 1985 | 6.46 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 6.75 million | +4.5% |
| 1987 | 7.10 million | +5.1% |
| 1988 | 7.46 million | +5.1% |
| 1989 | 7.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 7.31 million | -4.0% |
| 1991 | 7.66 million | +4.8% |
| 1992 | 7.16 million | -6.6% |
| 1993 | 7.33 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 7.95 million | +8.5% |
| 1995 | 7.67 million | -3.5% |
| 1996 | 8.47 million | +10.4% |
| 1997 | 8.41 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 8.45 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 8.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 8.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 8.64 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 8.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 8.48 million | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 9.62 million | +12.5% |
| 2006 | 9.87 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 10.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 10.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 10.30 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 10.46 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 10.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.85 million | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 10.55 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 11.10 million | +5.3% |
| 2015 | 11.37 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 11.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 12.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 12.41 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 12.86 million | +3.6% |
| 2020 | 13.27 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 13.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 13.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2023 | 13.95 million | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 14.02 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.77 million | 4.19 million | 5.39 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.44 million | 5.55 million | 7.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.90 million | 7.16 million | 8.55 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.28 million | 8.48 million | 10.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.37 million | 10.46 million | 12.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.63 million | 13.27 million | 14.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 152 Fiji 59,357 compare
- 153 North Macedonia 54,422 compare
- 154 Comoros 52,091 compare
- 155 Solomon Islands 51,714 compare
- 156 Guyana 48,185 compare
- 157 Equatorial Guinea 47,541 compare
- 158 Bhutan 46,068 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 12.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 14.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.02 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.19 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 155th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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