School age population, primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103): School age population, primary education, male was 18.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) recorded 18.15 million for school age population, primary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 24.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) peaked at 18.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.17 million, in 1970.
ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 145th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.84 million | 8.17 million | 9.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.73 million | 9.78 million | 11.71 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.19 million | 11.25 million | 12.53 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.96 million | 12.48 million | 13.53 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.85 million | 13.52 million | 16.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.65 million | 16.98 million | 18.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
More education data for ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 13.06 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 4.59 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 17.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 7.90 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 7.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) was 18.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.15 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.17 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: North Africa (unsdcode:98103) 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