School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Arab World
Arab World: School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) was 26.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
26.68 million number
Change on year
up 2.7%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
26.68 million number
in 2019
All-time low
11.13 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, primary education, male in Arab World, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, male in Arab World is 26.68 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, male in Arab World peaked at 26.68 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 11.13 million number, in 1970.
Arab World ranks 32nd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, male (number) (School male) in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.13 million number | — |
| 1971 | 11.42 million number | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 11.70 million number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 11.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 12.30 million number | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 12.60 million number | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 12.89 million number | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 13.22 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 13.57 million number | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 13.92 million number | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 14.24 million number | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 14.55 million number | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 14.87 million number | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 15.23 million number | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 15.60 million number | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 15.99 million number | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 16.39 million number | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 16.81 million number | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 17.26 million number | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 17.73 million number | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 17.54 million number | -1.1% |
| 1991 | 18.29 million number | +4.3% |
| 1992 | 18.73 million number | +2.4% |
| 1993 | 19.16 million number | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 19.55 million number | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 19.87 million number | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 20.11 million number | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 20.32 million number | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 20.53 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 20.64 million number | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 20.81 million number | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 21.00 million number | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 21.12 million number | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 20.79 million number | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 20.93 million number | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 21.91 million number | +4.7% |
| 2006 | 22.00 million number | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 22.09 million number | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 22.21 million number | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 22.05 million number | -0.7% |
| 2010 | 22.26 million number | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 22.50 million number | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 22.76 million number | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 23.09 million number | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 23.93 million number | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 24.38 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 24.87 million number | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 25.41 million number | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.98 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 26.68 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.47 million number | 11.13 million number | 13.92 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.87 million number | 14.24 million number | 17.73 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.47 million number | 17.54 million number | 20.64 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 21.49 million number | 20.79 million number | 22.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.19 million number | 22.26 million number | 26.68 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Arab World
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.1129 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Population ages 15-64 63.3% (2025)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 55.62 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, pupils, per capita 0.0828 units per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, male in Arab World?
- School age population, primary education, male in Arab World was 26.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 26.68 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, male recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.13 million number in 1970.
- How does Arab World rank for school age population, primary education, male?
- Arab World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, primary education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to primary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.