School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School age population, tertiary education, male was 12.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
12.87 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
148th
of 221 groups
All-time high
12.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.81 million
in 1993
Years of data
32
1993–2024
School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia, 1993–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia is 12.87 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 12.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.81 million, in 1993.
That places SDG: Western Asia 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1993 | 9.81 million | — |
| 1994 | 9.93 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 10.01 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 10.11 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 10.23 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 10.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 10.47 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 10.59 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 10.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 11.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 11.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 11.42 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 11.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 11.77 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 11.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 12.20 million | +1.8% |
| 2010 | 12.29 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 12.38 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 12.35 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 12.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 12.10 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 11.99 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 11.98 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 11.91 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 11.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 12.06 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 12.32 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 12.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 12.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 12.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 12.87 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.13 million | 9.81 million | 10.47 million | 7 |
| 2000s | 11.37 million | 10.59 million | 12.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.12 million | 11.91 million | 12.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.56 million | 12.32 million | 12.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 145 Equatorial Guinea 81,172 compare
- 146 Timor-Leste 79,055 compare
- 147 Republic of Moldova 70,719 compare
- 148 Lithuania 68,591 compare
- 149 Albania 66,761 compare
- 150 Eswatini 61,856 compare
- 151 Djibouti 59,041 compare
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.8581 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, tertiary education, male in SDG: Western Asia was 12.87 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.81 million in 1993.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: 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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February 2026 Data Release