School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School age population, primary education, male was 13.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
13.76 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.15 million
in 2022
All-time low
4.65 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 13.76 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 14.15 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 4.65 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 163rd 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, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.65 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.85 million | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 4.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 5.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 5.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 5.45 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 5.57 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 5.69 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 5.85 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 6.02 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 6.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 6.28 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 6.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 6.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 6.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 6.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.03 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 7.18 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 7.29 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 7.43 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 7.51 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.60 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 7.73 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 7.96 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 8.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 8.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 8.43 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 8.58 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 9.04 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 9.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 9.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 9.28 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 9.47 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 9.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 9.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 9.92 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 10.06 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 10.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 10.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 10.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 10.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 11.25 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 12.06 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 12.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 12.60 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 12.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 13.47 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 13.73 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 13.95 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 14.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 13.84 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 13.76 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.27 million | 4.65 million | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.65 million | 6.02 million | 7.29 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.05 million | 7.43 million | 8.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.64 million | 9.04 million | 10.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.00 million | 10.53 million | 13.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.89 million | 13.73 million | 14.15 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.2% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.4% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 4.94 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.8% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 974,013 (2019)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 11.15 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.52 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 6.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 13.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.15 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.65 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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