Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: Population of compulsory school age, male was 48.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
48.64 million
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
48.64 million
in 2023
All-time low
25.18 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World stood at 48.64 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 38.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World peaked at 48.64 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.18 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Arab World 127th 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 WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.18 million | — |
| 1998 | 25.18 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 25.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 26.70 million | +5.0% |
| 2001 | 27.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 28.19 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 28.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 28.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 31.16 million | +9.7% |
| 2006 | 31.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 31.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 31.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 31.76 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 32.94 million | +3.7% |
| 2011 | 33.30 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 33.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 34.53 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 35.24 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 39.13 million | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 40.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 41.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 41.97 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 42.95 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 44.01 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 46.90 million | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 47.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 48.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 48.64 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.26 million | 25.18 million | 25.42 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 29.59 million | 26.70 million | 31.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.50 million | 32.94 million | 42.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.21 million | 44.01 million | 48.64 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World?
- Population of compulsory school age, male in WB: Arab World was 48.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 48.64 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.18 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
- WB: Arab World ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release