School age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, early childhood education, male was 13.28 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan is 13.28 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 64.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 13.28 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 7.83 million number, in 2006.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st of 40 groups on this measure, 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 Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 8.41 million number | — |
| 1998 | 8.60 million number | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 8.52 million number | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 8.47 million number | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 8.45 million number | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 8.41 million number | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 8.38 million number | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 8.37 million number | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 8.08 million number | -3.4% |
| 2006 | 7.83 million number | -3.2% |
| 2007 | 7.89 million number | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 7.98 million number | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 8.10 million number | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 8.23 million number | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 8.36 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 8.69 million number | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 11.67 million number | +34.3% |
| 2014 | 12.06 million number | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 12.29 million number | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 12.52 million number | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 12.81 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 13.07 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 13.28 million number | +1.6% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | +34.3% | 8.69 million number | 11.67 million number |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.51 million number | 8.41 million number | 8.60 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 8.20 million number | 7.83 million number | 8.47 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.30 million number | 8.23 million number | 13.28 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- 28 Peru 1.70 million number compare
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- 30 Guatemala 1.46 million number compare
- 31 Mozambique 1.45 million number compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 1.38 million number compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 1.35 million number compare
- 34 Ukraine 1.30 million number compare
More reference data data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.59 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.67 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.92 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 6.07 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 6.17 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.96 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.633 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.07 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 864,804 number (2019)
All data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School age population, early childhood education, male in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 13.28 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 13.28 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.83 million number in 2006.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 31st out of 40 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 64.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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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/