School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, tertiary education, male was 8.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.35 million
Change on year
up 1.5%
Rank
176th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.50 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 8.35 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 8.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.50 million, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th 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, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.50 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.56 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 2.62 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.71 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 2.79 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 2.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 2.95 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 3.02 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 3.09 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.17 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.25 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 3.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 3.54 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 3.64 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.75 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 3.85 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.94 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 4.04 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.32 million | +4.3% |
| 1991 | 4.47 million | +3.3% |
| 1992 | 4.57 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 4.70 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 4.83 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1996 | 5.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 5.27 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 5.43 million | +3.0% |
| 1999 | 5.60 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 5.78 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 5.96 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 6.15 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 6.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2004 | 6.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2005 | 6.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 6.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 6.89 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 7.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2009 | 7.09 million | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 7.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 7.21 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 7.26 million | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 7.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 7.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 7.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 7.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 7.56 million | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 7.63 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 7.73 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 7.87 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 7.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 8.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 8.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 8.35 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.83 million | 2.50 million | 3.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.69 million | 3.25 million | 4.14 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.93 million | 4.32 million | 5.60 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.51 million | 5.78 million | 7.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.42 million | 7.16 million | 7.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.11 million | 7.87 million | 8.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 8.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 8.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.50 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release