Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 1.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.75 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.75 million
in 2024
All-time low
675,272
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 1.75 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.75 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 675,272, in 1970.

That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 675,272
1971 685,202 +1.5%
1972 695,136 +1.4%
1973 705,894 +1.5%
1974 716,888 +1.6%
1975 727,838 +1.5%
1976 739,394 +1.6%
1977 752,042 +1.7%
1978 764,011 +1.6%
1979 782,011 +2.4%
1980 803,498 +2.7%
1981 818,721 +1.9%
1982 830,087 +1.4%
1983 847,402 +2.1%
1984 865,862 +2.2%
1985 885,784 +2.3%
1986 907,883 +2.5%
1987 927,530 +2.2%
1988 945,388 +1.9%
1989 957,248 +1.3%
1990 974,681 +1.8%
1991 991,086 +1.7%
1992 1.00 million +1.1%
1993 1.02 million +1.5%
1994 1.04 million +2.1%
1995 1.05 million +1.4%
1996 1.06 million +1.0%
1997 1.07 million +0.5%
1998 1.08 million +1.0%
1999 1.12 million +3.9%
2000 1.17 million +4.0%
2001 1.19 million +2.2%
2002 1.21 million +1.7%
2003 1.22 million +0.6%
2004 1.24 million +1.7%
2005 1.26 million +1.9%
2006 1.29 million +2.4%
2007 1.33 million +2.3%
2008 1.36 million +2.3%
2009 1.38 million +2.0%
2010 1.41 million +2.1%
2011 1.44 million +2.0%
2012 1.46 million +1.6%
2013 1.49 million +2.1%
2014 1.53 million +2.6%
2015 1.57 million +2.3%
2016 1.58 million +0.8%
2017 1.60 million +1.0%
2018 1.61 million +0.7%
2019 1.65 million +2.9%
2020 1.68 million +1.3%
2021 1.68 million +0.5%
2022 1.72 million +1.9%
2023 1.75 million +1.9%
2024 1.75 million +0.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 724,369 675,272 782,011 10
1980s 878,940 803,498 957,248 10
1990s 1.04 million 974,681 1.12 million 10
2000s 1.27 million 1.17 million 1.38 million 10
2010s 1.54 million 1.41 million 1.65 million 10
2020s 1.71 million 1.68 million 1.75 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)

  1. 174 French Guiana 3,151 compare
  2. 175 Macau, China 3,100 compare
  3. 176 Samoa 3,005 compare
  4. 177 Sao Tome and Principe 2,920 compare
  5. 178 Malta 2,480 compare
  6. 179 Iceland 2,387 compare
  7. 180 Bahamas 2,233 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The highest recorded value was 1.75 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
The lowest recorded value was 675,272 in 1970.
How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release