Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 3.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.28 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
145th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.34 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.38 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) stood at 3.28 million.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 17.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 3.34 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.38 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 145th 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 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.38 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 1.42 million | +0.8% |
| 1973 | 1.45 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 1.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 1.56 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 1.62 million | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 1.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 1.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 1.79 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 1.84 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.88 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.96 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.01 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 2.07 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 2.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 2.16 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 2.22 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 2.25 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 2.28 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.30 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 2.32 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 2.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 2.36 million | +0.6% |
| 1997 | 2.37 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 2.38 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 2.37 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 2.36 million | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 2.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 2.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 2.35 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 2.37 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 2.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 2.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 2.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 2.42 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 2.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 2.48 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 2.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.59 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 2.68 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.79 million | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 2.87 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 2.95 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 3.05 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 3.13 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 3.22 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 3.32 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 3.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 3.28 million | -1.7% |
| 2024 | 3.28 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.52 million | 1.38 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.95 million | 1.74 million | 2.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.32 million | 2.22 million | 2.38 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.38 million | 2.35 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.83 million | 2.48 million | 3.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.30 million | 3.28 million | 3.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 142 Qatar 17,277 compare
- 143 Timor-Leste 17,111 compare
- 144 Jamaica 16,975 compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 16,840 compare
- 146 Lithuania 15,889 compare
- 147 Bosnia and Herzegovina 14,556 compare
- 148 Eswatini 14,043 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4091 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.05 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 18.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6975 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 3.28 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.34 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.38 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 145th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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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February 2026 Data Release