Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in pre-primary education, male was 2.47 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) recorded 2.47 million number for enrolment in pre-primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.4% on the previous year and up 42.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 2.47 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 381,539 number, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th of 45 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 381,539 number | — |
| 1971 | 385,613 number | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 395,391 number | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 403,007 number | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 414,234 number | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 473,370 number | +14.3% |
| 1976 | 559,390 number | +18.2% |
| 1977 | 612,422 number | +9.5% |
| 1978 | 644,853 number | +5.3% |
| 1979 | 696,280 number | +8.0% |
| 1980 | 719,749 number | +3.4% |
| 1981 | 741,599 number | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 764,556 number | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 784,406 number | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 832,337 number | +6.1% |
| 1985 | 822,761 number | -1.2% |
| 1986 | 833,811 number | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 871,704 number | +4.5% |
| 1988 | 896,642 number | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 957,772 number | +6.8% |
| 1990 | 982,992 number | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 1.02 million number | +4.1% |
| 1992 | 1.06 million number | +3.6% |
| 1993 | 1.03 million number | -2.9% |
| 1994 | 1.03 million number | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 1.05 million number | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million number | +3.6% |
| 1997 | 1.14 million number | +4.4% |
| 1998 | 1.20 million number | +5.7% |
| 1999 | 1.14 million number | -5.4% |
| 2000 | 1.17 million number | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 1.17 million number | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 1.20 million number | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 1.22 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.28 million number | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million number | +6.9% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million number | +8.2% |
| 2007 | 1.48 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 1.60 million number | +8.4% |
| 2009 | 1.73 million number | +8.3% |
| 2010 | 1.86 million number | +7.2% |
| 2011 | 1.80 million number | -3.2% |
| 2012 | 1.82 million number | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 1.85 million number | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 2.10 million number | +13.6% |
| 2015 | 2.21 million number | +5.4% |
| 2016 | 2.24 million number | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.32 million number | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 2.36 million number | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 2.47 million number | +4.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 496,610 number | 381,539 number | 696,280 number | 10 |
| 1980s | 822,534 number | 719,749 number | 957,772 number | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.07 million number | 982,992 number | 1.20 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.37 million number | 1.17 million number | 1.73 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.10 million number | 1.80 million number | 2.47 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- 36 Kazakhstan 501,980 number compare
- 37 Uzbekistan 462,162 number compare
- 38 Madagascar 433,518 number compare
- 39 Angola 416,069 number compare
- 40 South Africa 415,310 number compare
- 41 Morocco 413,295 number compare
- 42 Iran, Islamic Republic of 356,435 number compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
- Exchange rate, new LCU per USD extended backward, period average 15,654 (2021)
- CPI Price, nominal 818.96 (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, annual growth rate 5.73 % change on previous year (2026)
- CPI Price, nominal, seas. adj. 869.41 (2026)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.38 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 8.53 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.15 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.1 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.97 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.22 years (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 2.47 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.47 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in pre-primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 381,539 number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in pre-primary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 39th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in pre-primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total number of male students enrolled in public and private pre-primary education institutions (ISCED 0.2) regardless of age. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years; and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1.