Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 7.93 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) recorded 7.93 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.5% on the previous year and up 42.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) peaked at 7.93 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million, in 2010.
ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 197th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 5.04 million | — |
| 2011 | 5.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 5.50 million | +8.2% |
| 2013 | 5.58 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 5.72 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 6.43 million | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 6.70 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 7.01 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 7.15 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 7.25 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.54 million | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 7.68 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.81 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 7.93 million | +1.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.14 million | 5.04 million | 7.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.74 million | 7.54 million | 7.93 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
More education data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
All data for ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) was 7.93 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.93 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 2010.
- How does ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) ranks 197th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Gulf Cooperation Council (gcc) (unsdcode:98502) 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