School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 3.73 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
3.73 million
Change on year
down 29.5%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.52 million
in 2006
All-time low
498,904
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1997201020241997: 498.9k1998: 3.0M1999: 3.5M2000: 5.1M2001: 5.3M2002: 5.5M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.4M2005: 5.5M2006: 5.5M2007: 3.7M2008: 3.3M2009: 3.4M2010: 3.4M2011: 3.4M2012: 3.6M2013: 4.4M2014: 4.4M2015: 4.3M2016: 4.4M2017: 4.4M2018: 4.3M2019: 4.4M2020: 4.5M2021: 4.6M2022: 4.7M2023: 5.3M2024: 3.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 3.73 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2024.

That represents a change of down 29.5% on the previous year and down 14.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 5.52 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 498,904, in 1997.

That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 97th 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 28 years of available data.

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 498,904
1998 2.97 million +495.2%
1999 3.49 million +17.7%
2000 5.12 million +46.5%
2001 5.27 million +2.9%
2002 5.46 million +3.6%
2003 5.32 million -2.5%
2004 5.41 million +1.6%
2005 5.45 million +0.8%
2006 5.52 million +1.4%
2007 3.74 million -32.3%
2008 3.29 million -12.1%
2009 3.36 million +2.2%
2010 3.38 million +0.5%
2011 3.38 million +0.2%
2012 3.61 million +6.6%
2013 4.43 million +23.0%
2014 4.37 million -1.5%
2015 4.33 million -0.8%
2016 4.36 million +0.6%
2017 4.43 million +1.6%
2018 4.32 million -2.5%
2019 4.43 million +2.6%
2020 4.55 million +2.6%
2021 4.61 million +1.5%
2022 4.66 million +1.0%
2023 5.30 million +13.7%
2024 3.73 million -29.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 2.32 million 498,904 3.49 million 3
2000s 4.79 million 3.29 million 5.52 million 10
2010s 4.10 million 3.38 million 4.43 million 10
2020s 4.57 million 3.73 million 5.30 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)

  1. 94 Palestine, State of 55,081 compare
  2. 95 Oman 54,006 compare
  3. 96 Kuwait 53,773 compare
  4. 97 Lebanon 53,689 compare
  5. 98 Turkmenistan 53,321 compare
  6. 99 Belarus 52,162 compare
  7. 100 Mongolia 51,405 compare

See the full ranking of 395 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 3.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The highest recorded value was 5.52 million in 2006.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
The lowest recorded value was 498,904 in 1997.
How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
Over the last ten years it is down 14.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
395 places, 10,351 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release