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

Latest (2023)
2.41 million
Change on year
up 1.1%
Rank
199th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.41 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.92 million
in 2010
Years of data
14
2010–2023

School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023

0500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M2.5M2010201620232010: 1.9M2011: 1.9M2012: 2.0M2013: 2.0M2014: 2.1M2015: 2.1M2016: 2.3M2017: 2.3M2018: 2.3M2019: 2.3M2020: 2.4M2021: 2.4M2022: 2.4M2023: 2.4M

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

Annual values for School age population, primary education, male (number) in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010 to 2023.
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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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

  1. 196 Antigua and Barbuda 3,749 compare
  2. 197 United States Virgin Islands 2,856 compare
  3. 198 Dominica 2,778 compare
  4. 199 American Samoa 2,628 compare
  5. 200 Marshall Islands 2,593 compare
  6. 201 Cayman Islands 2,291 compare
  7. 202 Andorra 2,099 compare

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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

Indicator
School age population, primary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release