School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, early childhood education, male was 7.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
7.20 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
143rd
of 194 groups
All-time high
7.63 million
in 2020
All-time low
6.02 million
in 2006
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M1997201020241997: 6.2M1998: 6.2M1999: 6.2M2000: 6.1M2001: 6.1M2002: 6.2M2003: 6.2M2004: 6.2M2005: 6.3M2006: 6.0M2007: 6.0M2008: 6.1M2009: 6.1M2010: 6.2M2011: 6.4M2012: 6.5M2013: 6.7M2014: 6.9M2015: 7.0M2016: 7.2M2017: 7.4M2018: 7.5M2019: 7.6M2020: 7.6M2021: 7.6M2022: 7.5M2023: 7.4M2024: 7.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 7.20 million, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of down 2.3% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 7.63 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.02 million, in 2006.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 143rd of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 6.20 million
1998 6.18 million -0.3%
1999 6.16 million -0.4%
2000 6.15 million -0.2%
2001 6.15 million -0.0%
2002 6.17 million +0.4%
2003 6.20 million +0.4%
2004 6.21 million +0.2%
2005 6.26 million +0.8%
2006 6.02 million -3.8%
2007 6.03 million +0.2%
2008 6.05 million +0.4%
2009 6.13 million +1.3%
2010 6.23 million +1.6%
2011 6.35 million +2.0%
2012 6.50 million +2.3%
2013 6.67 million +2.6%
2014 6.87 million +3.0%
2015 7.04 million +2.6%
2016 7.21 million +2.4%
2017 7.35 million +1.9%
2018 7.50 million +2.0%
2019 7.59 million +1.2%
2020 7.63 million +0.5%
2021 7.57 million -0.8%
2022 7.49 million -1.1%
2023 7.37 million -1.6%
2024 7.20 million -2.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 6.18 million 6.16 million 6.20 million 3
2000s 6.14 million 6.02 million 6.26 million 10
2010s 6.93 million 6.23 million 7.59 million 10
2020s 7.45 million 7.20 million 7.63 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

  1. 140 Lesotho 79,833 compare
  2. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 78,648 compare
  3. 142 Hong Kong, China 65,700 compare
  4. 143 Puerto Rico 60,211 compare
  5. 144 Bahrain 59,088 compare
  6. 145 Latvia 57,805 compare
  7. 146 Kuwait 57,684 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 7.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The highest recorded value was 7.63 million in 2020.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
The lowest recorded value was 6.02 million in 2006.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 143rd out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release