UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries vs Palestine: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
29.61 million
in 2024
Palestine
285,913
in 2025
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank
120th
Palestine rank
121st

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
  • Palestine
010.0M20.0M30.0M199720112025

How they compare

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries currently reports 29.61 million against 285,913 in Palestine, a difference of 29.32 million.

That makes UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries's figure about 103.5 times Palestine's.

Across all 19 years both countries report, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has been ahead every year.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 120th and Palestine ranks 121st of 194 groups.

UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries Palestine Difference Ahead
1990s 23.84 million 207,195 23.63 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2000s 23.84 million 220,117 23.62 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2010s 25.02 million 235,298 24.78 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
2020s 29.99 million 288,144 29.70 million UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries or Palestine?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, at 29.61 million against 285,913 in Palestine as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries and Palestine?
29.32 million, with UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries and Palestine?
19 years are reported by both, from 1997 to 2023.
How do UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries and Palestine rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 120th and Palestine ranks 121st of 194 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release