MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) vs Palestine, State of: School age population, primary education, both sexes

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
66.50 million
in 2024
Palestine, State of
574,936
in 2025
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank
108th
Palestine, State of rank
107th

School age population, primary education, both sexes over time

  • MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
  • Palestine, State of
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How they compare

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) currently reports 66.50 million against 574,936 in Palestine, State of, a difference of 65.93 million.

That makes MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)'s figure about 115.7 times Palestine, State of's.

Across all 54 years both countries report, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) has been ahead every year.

MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 108th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th 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, State of Difference Ahead
1970s 30.96 million 157,862 30.80 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1980s 39.99 million 215,968 39.78 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
1990s 52.34 million 321,352 52.01 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2000s 56.82 million 416,918 56.40 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2010s 62.32 million 469,708 61.85 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
2020s 66.04 million 546,309 65.49 million MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, primary education, both sexes, MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) or Palestine, State of?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), at 66.50 million against 574,936 in Palestine, State of as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, primary education, both sexes between MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine, State of?
65.93 million, with MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine, State of?
54 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2023.
How do MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) and Palestine, State of rank globally for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 108th and Palestine, State of ranks 107th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,724 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release