School age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, secondary education, male was 8.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.43 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.43 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.37 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 8.43 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024. 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 42.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 8.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.37 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 180th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.37 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.40 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.42 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 2.45 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 2.48 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 2.51 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 2.55 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 2.49 million | -2.3% |
| 1978 | 2.51 million | +1.0% |
| 1979 | 2.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.64 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 2.82 million | +6.6% |
| 1982 | 2.84 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 2.89 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 2.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 2.99 million | +1.8% |
| 1986 | 3.05 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 3.11 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 3.16 million | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 3.19 million | +1.0% |
| 1990 | 3.24 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 3.30 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.33 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 3.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 3.49 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 3.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 3.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.75 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 3.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 3.97 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 4.10 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 4.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 4.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 4.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 4.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 4.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 4.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 4.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 5.16 million | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 5.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 5.45 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 5.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 5.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 5.77 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 5.91 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 6.07 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 6.24 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 6.41 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 6.59 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 6.72 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 7.44 million | +10.7% |
| 2021 | 7.61 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 7.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 8.42 million | +8.2% |
| 2024 | 8.43 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.48 million | 2.37 million | 2.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.96 million | 2.64 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.56 million | 3.24 million | 3.97 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.66 million | 4.10 million | 5.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.04 million | 5.45 million | 6.72 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.93 million | 7.44 million | 8.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 177 Macau, China 17,700 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 16,864 compare
- 179 Bahamas 16,638 compare
- 180 Malta 16,629 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 16,424 compare
- 182 French Polynesia 15,415 compare
- 183 New Caledonia 14,973 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.85 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, secondary education, male in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 8.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.37 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release