Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 29.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 29.85 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 29.85 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.55 million, in 1997.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 15.55 million | — |
| 1998 | 15.55 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 15.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 16.59 million | +6.4% |
| 2001 | 16.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 16.86 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 16.78 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 16.71 million | -0.5% |
| 2005 | 19.30 million | +15.5% |
| 2006 | 19.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 19.23 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 19.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 20.34 million | +5.3% |
| 2011 | 20.53 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 20.78 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 21.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 21.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 24.76 million | +15.4% |
| 2016 | 25.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 25.88 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 26.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 27.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 27.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 28.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 29.25 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 29.85 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 29.85 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.56 million | 15.55 million | 15.59 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.02 million | 16.59 million | 19.32 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.38 million | 20.34 million | 27.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.08 million | 27.87 million | 29.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 17.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.06 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 4.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 26.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.9256 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 34.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 29.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.85 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.55 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 146th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release