Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male was 5.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.28 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
121st
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.33 million
in 2022
All-time low
2.37 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 5.28 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 15.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 5.33 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million, in 1970.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 121st 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.37 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.42 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 2.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.50 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 2.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 2.61 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 2.69 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.76 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 2.88 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 2.94 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.03 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 3.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 3.41 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 3.53 million | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 3.64 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 3.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.85 million | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 3.96 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 4.01 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 4.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.10 million | +0.7% |
| 1994 | 4.12 million | +0.6% |
| 1995 | 4.15 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 4.16 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.16 million | +0.1% |
| 1998 | 4.14 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2000 | 4.00 million | -1.8% |
| 2001 | 3.91 million | -2.3% |
| 2002 | 3.85 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.80 million | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 3.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.95 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.99 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 4.08 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 4.16 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 4.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 4.41 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 4.56 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 4.69 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 4.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 4.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 5.15 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 5.26 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.31 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 5.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 5.29 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 5.28 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.61 million | 2.37 million | 2.88 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.37 million | 2.94 million | 3.85 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.09 million | 3.96 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.91 million | 3.80 million | 4.02 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.61 million | 4.08 million | 5.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.29 million | 5.26 million | 5.33 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 the official entrance age to primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 5.28 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 5.33 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 121st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.7%. 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 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