MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs United Arab Emirates: School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
26.58 million
in 2024
United Arab Emirates
247,261
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
113th
United Arab Emirates rank
114th

School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
  • United Arab Emirates
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 26.58 million against 247,261 in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 26.33 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 107.5 times United Arab Emirates's.

Across all 55 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th 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) United Arab Emirates Difference Ahead
1970s 9.72 million 20,598 9.70 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 13.02 million 61,822 12.96 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 17.85 million 86,478 17.76 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 24.55 million 95,171 24.46 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 25.77 million 189,841 25.58 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 26.30 million 244,003 26.06 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or United Arab Emirates?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 26.58 million against 247,261 in United Arab Emirates as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and United Arab Emirates?
26.33 million, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and United Arab Emirates?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and United Arab Emirates rank globally for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 113th and United Arab Emirates ranks 114th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, pre-primary 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,796 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release