School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia
MDG: Western Asia: School age population, primary education, male was 14.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
14.34 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.42 million
in 2023
All-time low
7.94 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia is 14.34 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 14.42 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.94 million, in 1974.
That places MDG: Western Asia 152nd 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 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 7.94 million | — |
| 1975 | 8.03 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 8.13 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 8.23 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 8.34 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 8.45 million | +1.3% |
| 1980 | 8.56 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.67 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 8.78 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 8.90 million | +1.3% |
| 1984 | 9.02 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 9.14 million | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 9.26 million | +1.2% |
| 1987 | 9.40 million | +1.5% |
| 1988 | 9.53 million | +1.4% |
| 1989 | 9.66 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 9.80 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 9.82 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 9.98 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 10.13 million | +1.5% |
| 1994 | 10.32 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 10.63 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 10.78 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 10.94 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 11.08 million | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 11.23 million | +1.3% |
| 2001 | 11.43 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 11.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 11.21 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 11.32 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 11.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 11.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 11.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 11.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 11.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 11.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 12.01 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 12.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 11.73 million | -3.4% |
| 2014 | 12.61 million | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 12.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 13.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 13.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 13.67 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 13.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 14.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 14.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 14.36 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 14.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 14.34 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.19 million | 7.94 million | 8.45 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 9.09 million | 8.56 million | 9.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.40 million | 9.80 million | 11.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.50 million | 11.21 million | 11.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.76 million | 11.73 million | 13.89 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.29 million | 14.08 million | 14.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia
- 149 Republic of Moldova 67,003 compare
- 150 Latvia 65,674 compare
- 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
More education data for MDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4264 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.08 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 13.60 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.88 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.7723 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.03 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 517,916 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.70 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.72 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, primary education, male in MDG: Western Asia was 14.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.42 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.94 million in 1974.
- How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- MDG: Western Asia ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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