School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, early childhood education, male was 4.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 4.72 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.11 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.65 million, in 1997.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 155th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 3.65 million | — |
| 1998 | 3.67 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.49 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.75 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.99 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.83 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 4.72 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.67 million | 3.65 million | 3.68 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 3.94 million | 3.71 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million | 4.24 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 million | 4.72 million | 5.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 4.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.65 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 155th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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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February 2026 Data Release