School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, primary education, male was 2.41 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 2.41 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 2.41 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.92 million, in 2010.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.92 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.93 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 1.97 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 2.01 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 2.07 million | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 2.15 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 2.26 million | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 2.32 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 2.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 2.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 2.41 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 2.13 million | 1.92 million | 2.34 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.38 million | 2.36 million | 2.41 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,749 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,856 compare
- 198 Dominica 2,778 compare
- 199 American Samoa 2,628 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,593 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 2,291 compare
- 202 Andorra 2,099 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.74 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 2.41 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 2.41 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.92 million in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release