Population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Population of compulsory school age, male was 48.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa is 48.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 48.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.42 million, in 1997.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 30.42 million | — |
| 1998 | 30.42 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 30.51 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 31.49 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 31.43 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 32.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 31.81 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 31.73 million | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 34.11 million | +7.5% |
| 2006 | 33.99 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 33.87 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 33.81 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 34.00 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 34.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 34.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 34.93 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 36.07 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 36.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 40.60 million | +10.5% |
| 2016 | 41.69 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 42.70 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 43.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 44.72 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 45.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 46.92 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 47.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.66 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.77 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.45 million | 30.42 million | 30.51 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.83 million | 31.43 million | 34.11 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.96 million | 34.14 million | 44.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.62 million | 45.86 million | 48.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 48.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 48.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.42 million in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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