Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): Population of compulsory school age, male was 9.30 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 9.30 million for population of compulsory school age, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 9.30 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.30 million, in 2012.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 188th 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 in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.47 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.47 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.44 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 8.39 million | +12.8% |
| 2001 | 8.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.29 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 8.20 million | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 8.10 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 7.95 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 7.79 million | -1.9% |
| 2007 | 7.65 million | -1.8% |
| 2008 | 7.53 million | -1.6% |
| 2009 | 7.42 million | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.34 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 7.30 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 7.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 7.35 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.44 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 7.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 7.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 8.01 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 8.23 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 8.47 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.71 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 8.93 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 9.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 9.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 9.30 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.46 million | 7.44 million | 7.47 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.97 million | 7.42 million | 8.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.69 million | 7.30 million | 8.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.07 million | 8.71 million | 9.30 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 185 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,152 compare
- 186 Gibraltar 3,105 compare
- 187 British Virgin Islands 2,588 compare
- 188 Naoero 2,137 compare
- 189 Liechtenstein 1,842 compare
- 190 San Marino 1,613 compare
- 191 Cook Islands 1,524 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 173,966 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 433,245 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 0.4835 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 9.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.30 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.30 million in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 188th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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