Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) was 12.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) stood at 12.39 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 45.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 12.39 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.60 million, in 1997.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 181st of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.60 million | — |
| 1998 | 2.60 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 2.69 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 2.87 million | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.27 million | +14.2% |
| 2002 | 3.36 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.26 million | +79.3% |
| 2006 | 6.37 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 6.48 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 6.60 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 6.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 7.76 million | +15.4% |
| 2011 | 7.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 8.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 8.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 8.51 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 8.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 8.91 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 9.10 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 9.30 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 9.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 9.68 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 11.79 million | +21.8% |
| 2022 | 12.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 12.39 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 12.39 million | +0.0% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, male (number) (compulsory male) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +79.3% | 3.49 million | 6.26 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.63 million | 2.60 million | 2.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 4.88 million | 2.87 million | 6.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.61 million | 7.76 million | 9.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 million | 9.68 million | 12.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 178 Marshall Islands 6,023 compare
- 179 Dominica 4,920 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 4,717 compare
- 181 Bermuda 4,177 compare
- 182 Andorra 3,784 compare
- 183 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 3,623 compare
- 184 Saint Kitts and Nevis 3,422 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 634,256 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 12.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.39 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.60 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 181st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 45.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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