School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male was 4.09 million number in 2019. ▼ Falling
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 4.09 million number for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in 2019.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and down 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 7.86 million number in 2006 and was at its lowest, 502,409 number, in 1997.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 502,409 number | — |
| 1998 | 3.28 million number | +552.3% |
| 1999 | 5.47 million number | +66.8% |
| 2000 | 7.03 million number | +28.5% |
| 2001 | 7.21 million number | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 7.45 million number | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 7.37 million number | -1.1% |
| 2004 | 7.70 million number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 7.77 million number | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 7.86 million number | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 6.11 million number | -22.3% |
| 2008 | 5.63 million number | -7.9% |
| 2009 | 5.38 million number | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 4.76 million number | -11.4% |
| 2011 | 4.65 million number | -2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.79 million number | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 3.98 million number | -16.9% |
| 2014 | 3.98 million number | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.24 million number | +6.4% |
| 2016 | 4.24 million number | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 4.24 million number | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 4.08 million number | -3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.09 million number | +0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +552.3% | 502,409 number | 3.28 million number |
| 1999 | +66.8% | 3.28 million number | 5.47 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.08 million number | 502,409 number | 5.47 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 6.95 million number | 5.38 million number | 7.86 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.31 million number | 3.98 million number | 4.79 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 4.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 7.86 million number in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 502,409 number in 1997.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 30th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is down 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.