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

Latest (2023)
4.04 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
197th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.04 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.66 million
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023

01.0M2.0M3.0M4.0M2010201620232010: 2.7M2011: 2.7M2012: 2.9M2013: 2.9M2014: 3.0M2015: 3.3M2016: 3.5M2017: 3.6M2018: 3.7M2019: 3.7M2020: 3.9M2021: 3.9M2022: 4.0M2023: 4.0M

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

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 194 Tuvalu 999 compare
  2. 195 Montserrat 281 compare
  3. 196 Tokelau 231 compare
  4. 197 Niue 160 compare

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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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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