School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 3.73 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries is 3.73 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 20.9% on the previous year and down 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 7.38 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 498,904, in 1997.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 97th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 498,904 | — |
| 1998 | 2.94 million | +490.1% |
| 1999 | 5.11 million | +73.7% |
| 2000 | 6.84 million | +33.7% |
| 2001 | 7.08 million | +3.6% |
| 2002 | 7.33 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 7.17 million | -2.1% |
| 2004 | 7.27 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 7.32 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.38 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 5.57 million | -24.6% |
| 2008 | 5.06 million | -9.1% |
| 2009 | 5.05 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 4.95 million | -1.9% |
| 2011 | 4.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2012 | 4.97 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 4.42 million | -11.2% |
| 2014 | 4.35 million | -1.5% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 4.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 4.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 4.30 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.41 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 4.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 4.64 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 4.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 3.73 million | -20.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.85 million | 498,904 | 5.11 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.61 million | 5.05 million | 7.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.53 million | 4.30 million | 4.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.44 million | 3.73 million | 4.72 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 7.38 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 498,904 in 1997.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is down 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 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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February 2026 Data Release