School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, tertiary education, male was 33.29 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
33.29 million
Change on year
up 1.3%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
33.29 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.84 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 33.29 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and up 9.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 33.29 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.84 million, in 1970.

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th 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, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for School age population, tertiary education, male (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 8.84 million
1971 9.26 million +4.8%
1972 9.67 million +4.4%
1973 10.09 million +4.3%
1974 10.50 million +4.1%
1975 10.91 million +3.9%
1976 11.27 million +3.3%
1977 11.62 million +3.1%
1978 11.95 million +2.9%
1979 12.37 million +3.5%
1980 12.79 million +3.4%
1981 13.28 million +3.8%
1982 13.83 million +4.1%
1983 14.24 million +3.0%
1984 14.66 million +2.9%
1985 15.06 million +2.7%
1986 15.46 million +2.7%
1987 15.86 million +2.6%
1988 16.27 million +2.6%
1989 16.72 million +2.8%
1990 17.23 million +3.0%
1991 17.71 million +2.8%
1992 18.15 million +2.5%
1993 18.59 million +2.4%
1994 19.08 million +2.6%
1995 19.66 million +3.1%
1996 20.34 million +3.5%
1997 21.09 million +3.7%
1998 21.98 million +4.2%
1999 22.90 million +4.2%
2000 23.82 million +4.0%
2001 24.78 million +4.0%
2002 25.69 million +3.7%
2003 26.45 million +2.9%
2004 27.25 million +3.0%
2005 27.90 million +2.4%
2006 28.60 million +2.5%
2007 29.19 million +2.1%
2008 29.74 million +1.9%
2009 30.12 million +1.3%
2010 30.44 million +1.1%
2011 30.62 million +0.6%
2012 30.69 million +0.2%
2013 30.67 million -0.1%
2014 30.54 million -0.4%
2015 30.40 million -0.5%
2016 30.32 million -0.2%
2017 30.45 million +0.4%
2018 30.71 million +0.8%
2019 31.11 million +1.3%
2020 31.58 million +1.5%
2021 32.05 million +1.5%
2022 32.45 million +1.3%
2023 32.86 million +1.3%
2024 33.29 million +1.3%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 10.65 million 8.84 million 12.37 million 10
1980s 14.82 million 12.79 million 16.72 million 10
1990s 19.67 million 17.23 million 22.90 million 10
2000s 27.36 million 23.82 million 30.12 million 10
2010s 30.59 million 30.32 million 31.11 million 10
2020s 32.45 million 31.58 million 33.29 million 5

Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)

  1. 81 Honduras 542,260 compare
  2. 82 Papua New Guinea 522,442 compare
  3. 83 Romania 516,462 compare
  4. 84 Dominican Republic 464,453 compare
  5. 85 Togo 447,959 compare
  6. 86 Sierra Leone 436,986 compare
  7. 87 United Arab Emirates 425,539 compare

See the full ranking of 442 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
School age population, tertiary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 33.29 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 33.29 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 8.84 million in 1970.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, tertiary education, male?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, tertiary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 9.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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