School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, last grade of primary education, male was 2.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.39 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
158th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
716,951
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 2.39 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 2.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 716,951, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 158th 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.
School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 716,951 | — |
| 1971 | 746,309 | +4.1% |
| 1972 | 764,802 | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 794,652 | +3.9% |
| 1974 | 839,736 | +5.7% |
| 1975 | 860,950 | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 879,474 | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 895,061 | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 919,255 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 943,590 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 969,384 | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 997,122 | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 1.02 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 1.05 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 1.08 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 1.11 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.14 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 1.18 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 1.21 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 1.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 1.30 million | +4.6% |
| 1991 | 1.33 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 1.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 1.40 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 1.45 million | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 1.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 1.52 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 1.55 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 1.58 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.61 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 1.63 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 1.66 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 1.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 1.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 1.69 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 1.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 1.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 1.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 1.75 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 1.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 1.82 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 1.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 1.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2016 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 1.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 2.03 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 2.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 2.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 2.29 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 2.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 2.39 million | +2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 836,078 | 716,951 | 943,590 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.10 million | 969,384 | 1.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.46 million | 1.30 million | 1.61 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.68 million | 1.63 million | 1.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.92 million | 1.79 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.29 million | 2.18 million | 2.39 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, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 2.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.39 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 716,951 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 158th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. 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, last grade of primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release