Enrolment in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income): Enrolment in primary education, male was 24.60 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in 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 24.60 million number for enrolment in primary education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% on the previous year and up 23.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) peaked at 24.60 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.33 million number, in 1970.
That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income), year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.33 million number | — |
| 1971 | 9.62 million number | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 9.87 million number | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 10.33 million number | +4.7% |
| 1974 | 10.68 million number | +3.4% |
| 1975 | 11.28 million number | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 11.85 million number | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 12.28 million number | +3.7% |
| 1978 | 12.65 million number | +3.0% |
| 1979 | 12.61 million number | -0.3% |
| 1980 | 13.24 million number | +5.0% |
| 1981 | 13.34 million number | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 13.93 million number | +4.4% |
| 1983 | 14.43 million number | +3.6% |
| 1984 | 14.97 million number | +3.8% |
| 1985 | 15.34 million number | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 15.89 million number | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 16.57 million number | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 17.25 million number | +4.1% |
| 1989 | 17.70 million number | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 17.75 million number | +0.3% |
| 1991 | 18.72 million number | +5.4% |
| 1992 | 18.60 million number | -0.6% |
| 1993 | 19.00 million number | +2.1% |
| 1994 | 19.72 million number | +3.8% |
| 1995 | 19.53 million number | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 20.39 million number | +4.4% |
| 1997 | 20.20 million number | -0.9% |
| 1998 | 20.29 million number | +0.5% |
| 1999 | 20.30 million number | +0.0% |
| 2000 | 20.21 million number | -0.5% |
| 2001 | 20.18 million number | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 20.15 million number | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 19.64 million number | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 19.48 million number | -0.8% |
| 2005 | 20.16 million number | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 20.13 million number | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 20.11 million number | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 20.09 million number | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 19.87 million number | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 20.10 million number | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 20.30 million number | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 20.76 million number | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 21.59 million number | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 21.86 million number | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 22.24 million number | +1.7% |
| 2016 | 22.74 million number | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 23.34 million number | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 23.95 million number | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 24.60 million number | +2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.05 million number | 9.33 million number | 12.65 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.27 million number | 13.24 million number | 17.70 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 19.45 million number | 17.75 million number | 20.39 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.00 million number | 19.48 million number | 20.21 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.15 million number | 20.10 million number | 24.60 million number | 10 |
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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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Enrolment in primary education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) was 24.60 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.60 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.33 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) rank for enrolment in primary education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income) ranks 34th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is enrolment in primary education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (excluding high income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.8%. 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 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 primary education institutions regardless of age.