School age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia

MDG: Western Asia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 11.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
11.89 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
157th
of 221 groups
All-time high
11.89 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.82 million
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024

02.5M5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M1993200820241993: 8.8M1994: 8.9M1995: 9.0M1996: 9.1M1997: 9.3M1998: 9.4M1999: 9.5M2000: 9.6M2001: 9.8M2002: 9.9M2003: 10.1M2004: 10.2M2005: 10.3M2006: 10.5M2007: 10.7M2008: 10.9M2009: 11.1M2010: 11.2M2011: 11.3M2012: 11.3M2013: 11.2M2014: 11.1M2015: 11.0M2016: 11.0M2017: 11.0M2018: 11.0M2019: 11.1M2020: 11.4M2021: 11.5M2022: 11.6M2023: 11.8M2024: 11.9M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia stood at 11.89 million. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 7.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia peaked at 11.89 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.82 million, in 1993.

MDG: Western Asia ranks 157th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

School age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia, year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in MDG: Western Asia, 1993 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1993 8.82 million
1994 8.94 million +1.4%
1995 9.04 million +1.0%
1996 9.14 million +1.2%
1997 9.26 million +1.2%
1998 9.37 million +1.3%
1999 9.49 million +1.3%
2000 9.61 million +1.2%
2001 9.76 million +1.6%
2002 9.93 million +1.7%
2003 10.07 million +1.4%
2004 10.20 million +1.3%
2005 10.34 million +1.4%
2006 10.51 million +1.6%
2007 10.67 million +1.5%
2008 10.87 million +1.9%
2009 11.09 million +2.0%
2010 11.19 million +0.9%
2011 11.29 million +0.8%
2012 11.27 million -0.2%
2013 11.21 million -0.6%
2014 11.07 million -1.2%
2015 11.00 million -0.7%
2016 11.01 million +0.2%
2017 10.96 million -0.5%
2018 10.98 million +0.2%
2019 11.14 million +1.4%
2020 11.41 million +2.5%
2021 11.46 million +0.4%
2022 11.59 million +1.1%
2023 11.79 million +1.7%
2024 11.89 million +0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 9.15 million 8.82 million 9.49 million 7
2000s 10.31 million 9.61 million 11.09 million 10
2010s 11.11 million 10.96 million 11.29 million 10
2020s 11.63 million 11.41 million 11.89 million 5

Countries ranked near MDG: Western Asia

  1. 154 North Macedonia 51,974 compare
  2. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 47,918 compare
  3. 156 Mauritius 47,369 compare
  4. 157 Latvia 45,837 compare
  5. 158 Comoros 41,980 compare
  6. 159 Solomon Islands 40,104 compare
  7. 160 Fiji 37,709 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia?
School age population, tertiary education, male in MDG: Western Asia was 11.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
The highest recorded value was 11.89 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in MDG: Western Asia?
The lowest recorded value was 8.82 million in 1993.
How does MDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
MDG: Western Asia ranks 157th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in MDG: Western Asia?
Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this MDG: Western Asia 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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Indicator
School age population, tertiary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
442 places, 20,404 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release