School age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): School age population, secondary education, male was 20.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Latest (2019)
20.47 million number
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
36th
of 45 groups
All-time high
22.78 million number
in 2003
All-time low
9.15 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019
School age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) recorded 20.47 million number for school age population, secondary education, male in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 22.78 million number in 2003 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million number, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.15 million number | — |
| 1971 | 9.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 1972 | 9.77 million number | +4.9% |
| 1973 | 10.03 million number | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 10.31 million number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.62 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 10.95 million number | +3.1% |
| 1977 | 11.24 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11.94 million number | +6.2% |
| 1979 | 12.29 million number | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12.66 million number | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 13.05 million number | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 13.39 million number | +2.6% |
| 1983 | 13.75 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 14.13 million number | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 14.53 million number | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 14.94 million number | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 15.25 million number | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 15.65 million number | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.88 million number | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 16.57 million number | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 16.91 million number | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 17.51 million number | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 18.14 million number | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 18.77 million number | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 19.40 million number | +3.3% |
| 1996 | 19.99 million number | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 20.55 million number | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 21.09 million number | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 21.53 million number | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 21.92 million number | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 22.18 million number | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 22.31 million number | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 22.78 million number | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 22.73 million number | -0.2% |
| 2005 | 22.62 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 22.45 million number | -0.8% |
| 2007 | 22.57 million number | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 22.30 million number | -1.2% |
| 2009 | 21.98 million number | -1.5% |
| 2010 | 21.73 million number | -1.1% |
| 2011 | 21.53 million number | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 21.30 million number | -1.1% |
| 2013 | 20.55 million number | -3.5% |
| 2014 | 19.97 million number | -2.8% |
| 2015 | 19.92 million number | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 19.93 million number | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.02 million number | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 20.20 million number | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 20.47 million number | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.56 million number | 9.15 million number | 12.29 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.32 million number | 12.66 million number | 15.88 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.04 million number | 16.57 million number | 21.53 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.38 million number | 21.92 million number | 22.78 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.56 million number | 19.92 million number | 21.73 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)
- Population ages 0-14 32.6% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 62.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, female, annual growth rate -2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Number of infant deaths, male, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Number of under-five deaths, female, per capita 0.0004 units per person (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- School age population, secondary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 20.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.78 million number in 2003.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for school age population, secondary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 36th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, secondary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 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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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to secondary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.