School age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School age population, upper secondary education, male was 14.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
14.99 million
Change on year
up 2.1%
Rank
122nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
14.99 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.28 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 14.99 million for school age population, upper secondary education, male in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 14.99 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.28 million, in 1970.

That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 122nd 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 55 years of available data.

School age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 6.28 million
1971 6.47 million +3.0%
1972 6.64 million +2.7%
1973 6.76 million +1.8%
1974 6.88 million +1.9%
1975 7.02 million +1.9%
1976 7.16 million +2.1%
1977 7.31 million +2.1%
1978 7.91 million +8.2%
1979 8.12 million +2.6%
1980 8.32 million +2.5%
1981 8.51 million +2.3%
1982 8.75 million +2.9%
1983 8.94 million +2.1%
1984 9.14 million +2.2%
1985 9.33 million +2.1%
1986 9.50 million +1.9%
1987 9.68 million +1.9%
1988 9.87 million +1.9%
1989 10.08 million +2.2%
1990 10.37 million +2.8%
1991 10.60 million +2.2%
1992 10.91 million +2.9%
1993 11.22 million +2.9%
1994 11.54 million +2.8%
1995 11.91 million +3.2%
1996 12.29 million +3.2%
1997 12.70 million +3.3%
1998 13.12 million +3.3%
1999 13.48 million +2.8%
2000 13.79 million +2.3%
2001 14.03 million +1.7%
2002 14.23 million +1.4%
2003 14.35 million +0.9%
2004 14.46 million +0.8%
2005 14.50 million +0.2%
2006 14.53 million +0.2%
2007 14.46 million -0.4%
2008 14.32 million -1.0%
2009 14.15 million -1.2%
2010 13.97 million -1.2%
2011 13.82 million -1.1%
2012 13.58 million -1.7%
2013 13.43 million -1.1%
2014 13.37 million -0.5%
2015 13.39 million +0.2%
2016 12.87 million -3.9%
2017 13.04 million +1.3%
2018 13.21 million +1.3%
2019 13.36 million +1.2%
2020 13.64 million +2.1%
2021 13.93 million +2.1%
2022 14.28 million +2.5%
2023 14.68 million +2.8%
2024 14.99 million +2.1%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 7.05 million 6.28 million 8.12 million 10
1980s 9.21 million 8.32 million 10.08 million 10
1990s 11.81 million 10.37 million 13.48 million 10
2000s 14.28 million 13.79 million 14.53 million 10
2010s 13.40 million 12.87 million 13.97 million 10
2020s 14.30 million 13.64 million 14.99 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 14.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The highest recorded value was 14.99 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
The lowest recorded value was 6.28 million in 1970.
How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 122nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
Over the last ten years it is up 12.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, male (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,367 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release