School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries: School age population, primary education, male was 6.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
6.09 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
183rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.09 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.14 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries recorded 6.09 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries peaked at 6.09 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.14 million, in 1970.
ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 183rd 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, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.14 million | — |
| 1971 | 3.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1972 | 3.33 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 3.40 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 3.45 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 3.50 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 3.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 3.77 million | +4.4% |
| 1978 | 3.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.96 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 4.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1981 | 4.15 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 4.26 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 4.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 4.43 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 4.51 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 4.60 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 4.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 4.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 4.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 5.01 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 5.42 million | +8.3% |
| 1992 | 5.51 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 5.60 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 5.63 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 5.64 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 5.63 million | -0.2% |
| 1997 | 5.61 million | -0.3% |
| 1998 | 5.59 million | -0.3% |
| 1999 | 5.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 5.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 5.46 million | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 5.40 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 5.33 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.26 million | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 5.14 million | -2.2% |
| 2006 | 5.04 million | -2.0% |
| 2007 | 4.96 million | -1.6% |
| 2008 | 4.90 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 4.53 million | -7.5% |
| 2010 | 4.55 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 4.60 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 4.67 million | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 4.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 4.91 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 5.07 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.23 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 5.40 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 5.55 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.70 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 5.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 5.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 6.00 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 6.06 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 6.09 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.52 million | 3.14 million | 3.96 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.47 million | 4.04 million | 4.89 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.52 million | 5.01 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.15 million | 4.53 million | 5.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.05 million | 4.55 million | 5.70 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.98 million | 5.81 million | 6.09 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- 180 Bahamas 14,207 compare
- 181 Guam 12,126 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 10,437 compare
- 183 Barbados 9,818 compare
- 184 Guadeloupe 9,701 compare
- 185 French Polynesia 9,552 compare
- 186 Kiribati 9,337 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Maghreb Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 6.70 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- School age population, primary education, male in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries was 6.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 6.09 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.14 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Maghreb Countries rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ALECSO: Maghreb Countries ranks 183rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ALECSO: Maghreb Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Maghreb 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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February 2026 Data Release