School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, primary education, male was 14.27 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 14.27 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 14.27 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.63 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 154th 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 | 5.35 million | 4.63 million | 6.02 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.02 million | 6.18 million | 7.90 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.17 million | 7.39 million | 8.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.47 million | 8.70 million | 10.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.82 million | 10.46 million | 13.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.08 million | 13.73 million | 14.27 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- 151 Trinidad and Tobago 64,829 compare
- 152 Bahrain 64,549 compare
- 153 Albania 63,280 compare
- 154 Solomon Islands 62,933 compare
- 155 Lithuania 61,717 compare
- 156 North Macedonia 54,512 compare
- 157 Comoros 54,034 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, primary education, male in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 14.27 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.27 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.63 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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