School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 5.98 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.98 million
Change on year
down 2.6%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.39 million
in 2020
All-time low
3.01 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) is 5.98 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.6% on the previous year and up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 6.39 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 3.01 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.01 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.04 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 3.10 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 3.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3.23 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 3.30 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 3.42 million | +3.5% |
| 1977 | 3.54 million | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 3.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.72 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.82 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 3.91 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.99 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 4.07 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.17 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 4.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.59 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 4.76 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 4.79 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 4.81 million | +0.6% |
| 1993 | 4.85 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 4.91 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.93 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 4.94 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 4.95 million | +0.2% |
| 1998 | 4.93 million | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 4.91 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.89 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 4.89 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.92 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 4.94 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 4.96 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 5.00 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.76 million | -4.8% |
| 2007 | 4.78 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 4.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 4.88 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 4.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 5.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 5.24 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 5.42 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 5.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.79 million | +3.3% |
| 2016 | 5.97 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 6.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 6.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 6.35 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.34 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 6.26 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 6.15 million | -1.8% |
| 2024 | 5.98 million | -2.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.32 million | 3.01 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.24 million | 3.82 million | 4.69 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.88 million | 4.76 million | 4.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.88 million | 4.76 million | 5.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.69 million | 4.98 million | 6.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.22 million | 5.98 million | 6.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 163 Bhutan 14,701 compare
- 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
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.75 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 5.98 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.39 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.01 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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