Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Population of compulsory school age, male was 4.04 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 4.04 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 38.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 4.04 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.66 million, in 2010.
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2.66 million | — |
| 2011 | 2.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 2.88 million | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 2.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 2.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 3.32 million | +11.9% |
| 2016 | 3.47 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 3.62 million | +4.2% |
| 2018 | 3.68 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.72 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 3.86 million | +3.8% |
| 2021 | 3.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 3.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.04 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.19 million | 2.66 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.95 million | 3.86 million | 4.04 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 4.04 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.04 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.66 million in 2010.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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