School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 12.06 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 12.06 million.
That represents a change of down 1.0% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 12.18 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.59 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 124th 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.05 million | 5.59 million | 6.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.46 million | 6.80 million | 8.15 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.60 million | 8.28 million | 8.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.29 million | 9.00 million | 9.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.97 million | 9.84 million | 11.96 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.12 million | 12.06 million | 12.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- 121 Oman 94,475 compare
- 122 Switzerland 92,441 compare
- 123 Eritrea 90,872 compare
- 124 Slovak Republic 90,867 compare
- 125 Guinea-Bissau 88,845 compare
- 126 Botswana 88,450 compare
- 127 Norway 87,485 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 26.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 14.56 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 12.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.18 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.59 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 124th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release