Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 59.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 59.89 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 39.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 59.89 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 36.73 million, in 1997.
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 145th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 36.73 million | — |
| 1998 | 36.73 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 36.99 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 39.30 million | +6.2% |
| 2001 | 40.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 40.39 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 40.38 million | -0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 40.26 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 40.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 40.03 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.01 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 40.20 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 40.45 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 40.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 41.27 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 42.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 42.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 49.48 million | +15.1% |
| 2016 | 50.57 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 51.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 54.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 56.02 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 57.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 58.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 59.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 59.89 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 36.82 million | 36.73 million | 36.99 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 40.12 million | 39.30 million | 40.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.71 million | 40.45 million | 54.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.42 million | 56.02 million | 59.89 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 59.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.89 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.73 million in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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