Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Population of compulsory school age, male was 30.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
30.64 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
30.64 million
in 2023
All-time low
18.89 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 18.9M1998: 18.9M1999: 19.0M2000: 20.2M2001: 20.6M2002: 20.8M2003: 20.8M2004: 20.8M2005: 20.7M2006: 20.7M2007: 20.6M2008: 20.6M2009: 20.6M2010: 20.8M2011: 20.9M2012: 21.1M2013: 21.5M2014: 22.0M2015: 25.3M2016: 25.9M2017: 26.5M2018: 27.2M2019: 27.9M2020: 28.7M2021: 29.4M2022: 30.1M2023: 30.6M2024: 30.6M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 30.64 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

The figure is up 39.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 30.64 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.89 million, in 1997.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th 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 in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 18.89 million
1998 18.89 million +0.0%
1999 19.03 million +0.7%
2000 20.21 million +6.2%
2001 20.60 million +1.9%
2002 20.79 million +0.9%
2003 20.79 million +0.0%
2004 20.77 million -0.1%
2005 20.73 million -0.2%
2006 20.70 million -0.2%
2007 20.59 million -0.5%
2008 20.56 million -0.1%
2009 20.64 million +0.4%
2010 20.75 million +0.5%
2011 20.91 million +0.8%
2012 21.14 million +1.1%
2013 21.53 million +1.8%
2014 21.99 million +2.2%
2015 25.31 million +15.1%
2016 25.87 million +2.2%
2017 26.49 million +2.4%
2018 27.17 million +2.5%
2019 27.91 million +2.8%
2020 28.66 million +2.7%
2021 29.41 million +2.6%
2022 30.10 million +2.3%
2023 30.64 million +1.8%
2024 30.64 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 18.94 million 18.89 million 19.03 million 3
2000s 20.64 million 20.21 million 20.79 million 10
2010s 23.91 million 20.75 million 27.91 million 10
2020s 29.89 million 28.66 million 30.64 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 132,321 compare
  2. 142 Latvia 118,636 compare
  3. 143 Albania 118,603 compare
  4. 144 Jamaica 107,613 compare
  5. 145 Slovenia 102,883 compare
  6. 146 Eswatini 96,283 compare
  7. 147 Bahrain 94,562 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 30.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 30.64 million in 2023.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 18.89 million in 1997.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release