Population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD): Population of compulsory school age, male was 35.33 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
35.33 million number
Change on year
up 2.5%
Rank
35th
of 45 groups
All-time high
35.33 million number
in 2019
All-time low
25.95 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

Population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1997–2019

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M1997200820191997: 25.9M number1998: 25.9M number1999: 26.0M number2000: 27.0M number2001: 26.9M number2002: 27.5M number2003: 27.3M number2004: 27.2M number2005: 29.4M number2006: 29.1M number2007: 28.9M number2008: 28.8M number2009: 28.7M number2010: 28.7M number2011: 28.7M number2012: 28.7M number2013: 29.5M number2014: 29.8M number2015: 32.7M number2016: 33.2M number2017: 33.8M number2018: 34.5M number2019: 35.3M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

In 2019, population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) stood at 35.33 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.5% on the previous year and up 23.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) peaked at 35.33 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 25.95 million number, in 1997.

That places Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.

Population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), year by year

Annual values for Population of compulsory school age, male (number) in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD), 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 25.95 million number
1998 25.95 million number +0.0%
1999 25.99 million number +0.2%
2000 27.03 million number +4.0%
2001 26.88 million number -0.5%
2002 27.50 million number +2.3%
2003 27.35 million number -0.6%
2004 27.20 million number -0.5%
2005 29.40 million number +8.1%
2006 29.15 million number -0.9%
2007 28.92 million number -0.8%
2008 28.77 million number -0.5%
2009 28.68 million number -0.3%
2010 28.65 million number -0.1%
2011 28.70 million number +0.2%
2012 28.75 million number +0.2%
2013 29.53 million number +2.7%
2014 29.77 million number +0.8%
2015 32.73 million number +10.0%
2016 33.21 million number +1.5%
2017 33.77 million number +1.7%
2018 34.48 million number +2.1%
2019 35.33 million number +2.5%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 25.96 million number 25.95 million number 25.99 million number 3
2000s 28.09 million number 26.88 million number 29.40 million number 10
2010s 31.49 million number 28.65 million number 35.33 million number 10

Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)

  1. 32 Thailand 3.81 million number compare
  2. 33 Peru 3.72 million number compare
  3. 34 Italy 3.50 million number compare
  4. 35 Uzbekistan 3.46 million number compare
  5. 36 Yemen 3.27 million number compare
  6. 37 Côte d'Ivoire 3.21 million number compare
  7. 38 Iraq 2.94 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Population of compulsory school age, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) was 35.33 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The highest recorded value was 35.33 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
The lowest recorded value was 25.95 million number in 1997.
How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) rank for population of compulsory school age, male?
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) ranks 35th out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is population of compulsory school age, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD)?
Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan (IDA & IBRD) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
231 places, 4,849 data points, 1975–2020
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