School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, pre-primary education, male was 15.75 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.75 million
Change on year
down 0.7%
Rank
102nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.87 million
in 2022
All-time low
6.18 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) recorded 15.75 million for school age population, pre-primary education, male in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 15.87 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.18 million, in 1970.
That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 102nd 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.
School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.18 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.31 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.46 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 6.62 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 6.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 6.97 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 7.20 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 7.44 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 7.64 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 7.86 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 8.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 8.34 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 8.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1983 | 8.84 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 9.15 million | +3.5% |
| 1985 | 9.52 million | +4.0% |
| 1986 | 9.86 million | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 10.17 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 10.50 million | +3.3% |
| 1989 | 10.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 11.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 11.27 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 11.48 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 11.70 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 11.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 12.06 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 12.20 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 12.29 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 12.32 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 12.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 12.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 12.31 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.37 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 12.53 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 12.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 12.86 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 12.71 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.82 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 13.05 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 13.34 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 13.73 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 14.17 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 14.56 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 14.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 15.17 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 15.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 15.54 million | +1.1% |
| 2018 | 15.70 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 15.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 15.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 15.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.87 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 15.87 million | -0.0% |
| 2024 | 15.75 million | -0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.95 million | 6.18 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.38 million | 8.10 million | 10.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.86 million | 11.06 million | 12.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.66 million | 12.31 million | 13.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.83 million | 13.34 million | 15.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.83 million | 15.75 million | 15.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 15.75 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.87 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.18 million in 1970.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, male?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 102nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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