Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 27.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 27.43 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 35.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 27.43 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.65 million, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 7.65 million | — |
| 1998 | 7.65 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 7.85 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 8.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 8.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 9.73 million | +18.2% |
| 2003 | 9.88 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 10.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 15.52 million | +54.8% |
| 2006 | 15.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 16.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 16.34 million | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 16.62 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 18.70 million | +12.5% |
| 2011 | 19.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 19.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 19.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 20.18 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 20.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 21.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 21.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 21.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 22.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 22.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 26.62 million | +18.0% |
| 2022 | 27.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 27.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 27.43 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.72 million | 7.65 million | 7.85 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 12.62 million | 8.05 million | 16.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.43 million | 18.70 million | 22.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.22 million | 22.56 million | 27.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 176 Aruba 16,691 compare
- 177 Antigua and Barbuda 12,417 compare
- 178 Marshall Islands 11,636 compare
- 179 Dominica 9,905 compare
- 180 Cayman Islands 9,350 compare
- 181 Bermuda 8,111 compare
- 182 Andorra 7,441 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 27.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.43 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.65 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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