School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 5.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.77 million
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
167th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.02 million
in 2021
All-time low
3.26 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) stood at 5.77 million.
The figure is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 9.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 6.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.26 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.26 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.28 million | +0.6% |
| 1972 | 3.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 3.37 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 3.42 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 3.47 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 3.57 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 3.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 3.75 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 3.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 3.99 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 4.05 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 4.12 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 4.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 4.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 4.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.46 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 4.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 4.63 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 4.68 million | +1.2% |
| 1991 | 4.71 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.71 million | +0.1% |
| 1993 | 4.73 million | +0.4% |
| 1994 | 4.74 million | +0.1% |
| 1995 | 4.72 million | -0.3% |
| 1996 | 4.70 million | -0.4% |
| 1997 | 4.69 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 4.65 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 4.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.62 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 4.65 million | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 4.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 4.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 4.47 million | -5.0% |
| 2007 | 4.53 million | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 4.58 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 4.75 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 4.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 4.99 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 5.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 5.27 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.42 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 5.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 5.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 5.80 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 5.90 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 6.00 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 6.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 6.00 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.93 million | -1.2% |
| 2024 | 5.77 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.50 million | 3.26 million | 3.83 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.26 million | 3.91 million | 4.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.70 million | 4.63 million | 4.74 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.61 million | 4.47 million | 4.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.33 million | 4.75 million | 5.90 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.94 million | 5.77 million | 6.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- 164 Mauritius 13,189 compare
- 165 French Guiana 13,087 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 12,670 compare
- 167 Montenegro 11,550 compare
- 168 Suriname 10,795 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 10,652 compare
- 170 Brunei Darussalam 9,801 compare
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 8.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 5.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.02 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.26 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 167th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release