Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 95.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) recorded 95.25 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 38.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 95.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 48.88 million, in 1997.
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 126th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 48.88 million | — |
| 1998 | 48.88 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 49.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 51.84 million | +5.1% |
| 2001 | 52.87 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 54.72 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 54.87 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 55.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 60.56 million | +9.9% |
| 2006 | 60.80 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 60.94 million | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 61.28 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 61.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 64.19 million | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 64.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 66.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 67.47 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 68.90 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 76.50 million | +11.0% |
| 2016 | 78.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 80.23 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 82.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 84.03 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 86.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 91.78 million | +6.6% |
| 2022 | 93.68 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 95.25 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 95.25 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 49.03 million | 48.88 million | 49.34 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 57.48 million | 51.84 million | 61.82 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.28 million | 64.19 million | 84.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.42 million | 86.12 million | 95.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 27.50 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 95.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 95.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.88 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 126th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 38.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release