School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 4.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.72 million
Change on year
down 2.3%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.11 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.97 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 4.72 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 2.3% on the previous year and down 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 5.11 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.97 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 176th 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 ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.97 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 2.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.12 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.24 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.36 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 2.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 2.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.63 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 2.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 2.78 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 2.93 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 2.99 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 3.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 3.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 3.32 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.37 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 3.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 3.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 3.60 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 3.63 million | +0.8% |
| 1997 | 3.65 million | +0.5% |
| 1998 | 3.67 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 3.68 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.71 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.74 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 3.80 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 3.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 3.94 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 3.99 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 4.04 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 4.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 4.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 4.16 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 4.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2011 | 4.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 4.49 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 4.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.75 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 4.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 4.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 5.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 5.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 5.07 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 4.99 million | -1.7% |
| 2022 | 4.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2023 | 4.83 million | -1.6% |
| 2024 | 4.72 million | -2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.22 million | 1.97 million | 2.48 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.89 million | 2.55 million | 3.25 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.54 million | 3.32 million | 3.68 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.94 million | 3.71 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.75 million | 4.24 million | 5.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.90 million | 4.72 million | 5.07 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 173 Vanuatu 9,044 compare
- 174 Macau (China) 8,300 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 7,691 compare
- 176 Iceland 7,550 compare
- 177 Belize 7,004 compare
- 178 Maldives 6,604 compare
- 179 New Caledonia 6,431 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 4.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 5.11 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.97 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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