MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Palestine: School age population, one year before the official primary entry
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
12.92 million
in 2024
Palestine
143,200
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
96th
Palestine rank
98th
School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Palestine
How they compare
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 12.92 million against 143,200 in Palestine, a difference of 12.78 million.
That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 90.2 times Palestine's.
Across all 54 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 96th and Palestine ranks 98th of 221 groups.
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) | Palestine | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.70 million | 43,781 | 6.66 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1980s | 8.84 million | 59,494 | 8.78 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 1990s | 10.86 million | 88,878 | 10.77 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2000s | 11.46 million | 109,050 | 11.36 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2010s | 12.42 million | 125,266 | 12.30 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
| 2020s | 12.87 million | 143,328 | 12.73 million | MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Palestine?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 12.92 million against 143,200 in Palestine as of 2024.
- What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine?
- 12.78 million, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
- How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 96th and Palestine ranks 98th of 221 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, 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
February 2026 Data Release