School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia

MDG: Western Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
1.02 million
Change on year
down 46.1%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.90 million
in 2023
All-time low
498,904
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1997–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M1997201020241997: 498.9k1998: 533.2k1999: 968.7k2000: 1.4M2001: 1.4M2002: 1.5M2003: 1.3M2004: 1.3M2005: 1.3M2006: 1.4M2007: 1.4M2008: 1.2M2009: 1.2M2010: 1.3M2011: 1.3M2012: 1.4M2013: 1.6M2014: 1.5M2015: 1.5M2016: 1.5M2017: 1.5M2018: 1.6M2019: 1.7M2020: 1.8M2021: 1.8M2022: 1.9M2023: 1.9M2024: 1.0M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia stood at 1.02 million.

The figure is down 46.1% on the previous year and down 33.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 1.90 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 498,904, in 1997.

That places MDG: Western Asia 157th 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 MDG: Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male (number) in MDG: Western Asia, 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 498,904
1998 533,191 +6.9%
1999 968,734 +81.7%
2000 1.40 million +44.6%
2001 1.44 million +3.1%
2002 1.49 million +3.2%
2003 1.27 million -15.0%
2004 1.30 million +2.8%
2005 1.34 million +3.0%
2006 1.38 million +3.1%
2007 1.42 million +2.5%
2008 1.17 million -17.3%
2009 1.25 million +6.6%
2010 1.27 million +1.7%
2011 1.29 million +1.7%
2012 1.37 million +5.6%
2013 1.60 million +17.5%
2014 1.55 million -3.7%
2015 1.52 million -1.9%
2016 1.52 million +0.5%
2017 1.55 million +1.6%
2018 1.58 million +2.2%
2019 1.68 million +6.2%
2020 1.80 million +6.7%
2021 1.83 million +2.1%
2022 1.86 million +1.3%
2023 1.90 million +2.5%
2024 1.02 million -46.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 666,943 498,904 968,734 3
2000s 1.35 million 1.17 million 1.49 million 10
2010s 1.49 million 1.27 million 1.68 million 10
2020s 1.68 million 1.02 million 1.90 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia

  1. 154 Antigua and Barbuda 1,279 compare
  2. 155 Saint Lucia 1,263 compare
  3. 156 Kiribati 1,251 compare
  4. 157 Tonga 1,250 compare
  5. 158 Marshall Islands 955 compare
  6. 159 Dominica 820 compare
  7. 160 Cayman Islands 799 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia?
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia was 1.02 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 1.90 million in 2023.
What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 498,904 in 1997.
How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
MDG: Western Asia ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is down 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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