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

WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, upper secondary education, male was 25.15 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
25.15 million
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
75th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.15 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.10 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

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

5.0M10.0M15.0M20.0M25.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 25.15 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 25.15 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.10 million, in 1970.

That places WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 75th 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 WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, male (number) in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 7.10 million
1971 7.41 million +4.4%
1972 7.70 million +3.9%
1973 7.95 million +3.2%
1974 8.20 million +3.2%
1975 8.46 million +3.2%
1976 8.73 million +3.2%
1977 9.01 million +3.1%
1978 9.73 million +8.0%
1979 10.05 million +3.3%
1980 10.37 million +3.1%
1981 10.66 million +2.8%
1982 10.96 million +2.8%
1983 11.23 million +2.5%
1984 11.53 million +2.6%
1985 11.83 million +2.6%
1986 12.14 million +2.6%
1987 12.46 million +2.6%
1988 12.79 million +2.6%
1989 13.17 million +3.0%
1990 13.61 million +3.4%
1991 14.06 million +3.3%
1992 14.54 million +3.4%
1993 15.07 million +3.6%
1994 15.67 million +4.0%
1995 16.33 million +4.2%
1996 17.01 million +4.2%
1997 17.72 million +4.2%
1998 18.42 million +4.0%
1999 19.02 million +3.3%
2000 19.57 million +2.9%
2001 20.01 million +2.3%
2002 20.45 million +2.2%
2003 20.84 million +1.9%
2004 21.23 million +1.9%
2005 21.52 million +1.4%
2006 21.78 million +1.2%
2007 21.90 million +0.6%
2008 21.92 million +0.1%
2009 21.88 million -0.2%
2010 21.85 million -0.1%
2011 21.82 million -0.1%
2012 21.83 million +0.0%
2013 21.92 million +0.4%
2014 22.05 million +0.6%
2015 22.23 million +0.8%
2016 21.81 million -1.9%
2017 22.02 million +1.0%
2018 22.19 million +0.8%
2019 22.44 million +1.1%
2020 22.78 million +1.5%
2021 23.26 million +2.1%
2022 23.87 million +2.6%
2023 24.54 million +2.8%
2024 25.15 million +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 8.43 million 7.10 million 10.05 million 10
1980s 11.71 million 10.37 million 13.17 million 10
1990s 16.15 million 13.61 million 19.02 million 10
2000s 21.11 million 19.57 million 21.92 million 10
2010s 22.02 million 21.81 million 22.44 million 10
2020s 23.92 million 22.78 million 25.15 million 5

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

  1. 72 Guinea 478,090 compare
  2. 73 Benin 475,400 compare
  3. 74 Haiti 472,251 compare
  4. 75 Ukraine 466,938 compare
  5. 76 Rwanda 457,006 compare
  6. 77 Romania 453,087 compare
  7. 78 Sierra Leone 388,016 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
School age population, upper secondary education, male in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 25.15 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The highest recorded value was 25.15 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, male recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
The lowest recorded value was 7.10 million in 1970.
How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, male?
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, male rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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, 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