Enrolment in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: Enrolment in primary education, male was 28.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.65 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
131st
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.65 million
in 2024
All-time low
10.97 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Enrolment in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 28.65 million for enrolment in primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 24.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States peaked at 28.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.97 million, in 1971.
That places UIS: Arab States 131st 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 10.97 million | -3.6% |
| 1972 | 11.36 million | +3.6% |
| 1973 | 11.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 11.95 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 12.30 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 12.72 million | +3.4% |
| 1977 | 13.03 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 13.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 12.06 million | -9.2% |
| 1980 | 13.97 million | +15.9% |
| 1981 | 14.17 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 14.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1983 | 14.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 15.25 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 15.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1986 | 15.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 16.33 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 16.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 17.03 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 16.88 million | -0.9% |
| 1991 | 17.53 million | +3.9% |
| 1992 | 17.22 million | -1.8% |
| 1993 | 17.57 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 18.38 million | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 18.22 million | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 19.13 million | +5.0% |
| 1997 | 19.15 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 19.28 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 19.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 19.70 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 19.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 20.17 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.95 million | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 20.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 20.98 million | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 21.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 21.40 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 21.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 21.51 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 21.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 22.05 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 22.65 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.26 million | -1.7% |
| 2014 | 23.03 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 23.61 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 24.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 24.99 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 25.69 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 26.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 27.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 27.54 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 27.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 28.49 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 28.65 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.08 million | 10.97 million | 13.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.43 million | 13.97 million | 17.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.29 million | 16.88 million | 19.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.67 million | 19.70 million | 21.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.67 million | 21.88 million | 26.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.87 million | 27.08 million | 28.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UIS: Arab States
More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.57 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in UIS: Arab States was 28.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 28.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.97 million in 1971.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 131st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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