School age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World

Arab World: School age population, early childhood education, male was 14.42 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
14.42 million number
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
30th
of 39 groups
All-time high
14.42 million number
in 2019
All-time low
8.71 million number
in 1997
Years of data
23
1997–2019

School age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World, 1997–2019

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997200820191997: 8.7M number1998: 9.0M number1999: 9.0M number2000: 9.1M number2001: 9.1M number2002: 9.1M number2003: 9.2M number2004: 9.4M number2005: 9.1M number2006: 8.9M number2007: 9.0M number2008: 9.1M number2009: 9.3M number2010: 9.4M number2011: 9.6M number2012: 9.8M number2013: 12.7M number2014: 13.1M number2015: 13.4M number2016: 13.6M number2017: 13.9M number2018: 14.2M number2019: 14.4M number

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

Arab World recorded 14.42 million number for school age population, early childhood education, male in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World peaked at 14.42 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.71 million number, in 1997.

That places Arab World 30th out of 39 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.

School age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World, year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in Arab World, 1997 to 2019.
Year number Change
1997 8.71 million number
1998 9.03 million number +3.8%
1999 9.02 million number -0.2%
2000 9.06 million number +0.5%
2001 9.11 million number +0.6%
2002 9.14 million number +0.3%
2003 9.18 million number +0.4%
2004 9.35 million number +1.9%
2005 9.12 million number -2.5%
2006 8.91 million number -2.3%
2007 9.02 million number +1.2%
2008 9.14 million number +1.4%
2009 9.28 million number +1.5%
2010 9.43 million number +1.6%
2011 9.59 million number +1.6%
2012 9.78 million number +2.1%
2013 12.66 million number +29.4%
2014 13.06 million number +3.2%
2015 13.37 million number +2.3%
2016 13.61 million number +1.8%
2017 13.92 million number +2.3%
2018 14.20 million number +2.0%
2019 14.42 million number +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 8.92 million number 8.71 million number 9.03 million number 3
2000s 9.13 million number 8.91 million number 9.35 million number 10
2010s 12.40 million number 9.43 million number 14.42 million number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 1.74 million number compare
  2. 28 Peru 1.70 million number compare
  3. 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 1.64 million number compare
  4. 30 Guatemala 1.46 million number compare
  5. 31 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
  6. 32 Uzbekistan 1.38 million number compare
  7. 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.35 million number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World?
School age population, early childhood education, male in Arab World was 14.42 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 14.42 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 8.71 million number in 1997.
How does Arab World rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
Arab World ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 55.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Arab World data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
239 places, 5,152 data points, 1970–2020
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Male population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. 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. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/