School age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School age population, secondary education, male was 28.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
28.99 million
Change on year
up 1.9%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
28.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.85 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 28.99 million for school age population, secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.9% on the previous year and up 20.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 28.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.85 million, in 1970.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 132nd 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.
School age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.85 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.98 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 12.52 million | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 12.81 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 13.12 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 13.46 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 13.79 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 14.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 14.91 million | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 15.30 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 15.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 16.09 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 16.53 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 16.91 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 17.29 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 17.68 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 18.07 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 18.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 18.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 19.16 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 19.81 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 19.96 million | +0.7% |
| 1992 | 20.60 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 21.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 21.92 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 22.63 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 23.34 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 24.00 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 24.61 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 25.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 25.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 25.74 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 25.96 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 26.56 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 26.61 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 26.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 26.40 million | -0.5% |
| 2007 | 26.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 26.21 million | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 25.85 million | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 25.57 million | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 25.39 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 25.18 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 24.49 million | -2.7% |
| 2014 | 23.99 million | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 24.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 24.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 24.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 25.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 25.57 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 26.27 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 26.97 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 27.69 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 28.44 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 28.99 million | +1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.39 million | 11.85 million | 15.30 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.49 million | 15.70 million | 19.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 22.32 million | 19.81 million | 25.09 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.19 million | 25.49 million | 26.61 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.83 million | 23.99 million | 25.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.67 million | 26.27 million | 28.99 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- 129 Costa Rica 193,386 compare
- 130 Gabon 187,906 compare
- 131 Hong Kong, China 176,600 compare
- 132 Armenia 166,261 compare
- 133 Georgia 160,513 compare
- 134 Croatia 160,158 compare
- 135 Guinea-Bissau 156,495 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School age population, secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 28.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 28.99 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.85 million in 1970.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 132nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa 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