Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 7.14 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 7.14 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 27.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 7.14 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.04 million, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, 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 | 5.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 6.15 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 6.44 million | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 6.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.63 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 6.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 6.94 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 7.02 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 7.14 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.86 million | 5.04 million | 6.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.98 million | 6.83 million | 7.14 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 117,772 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 7.14 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 7.14 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.04 million in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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