Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 4.59 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.59 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.76 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.69 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) stood at 4.59 million.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 4.76 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.69 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.69 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 1.76 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 1.85 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 1.90 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 1.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 2.00 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 2.06 million | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 2.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.17 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 2.23 million | +3.0% |
| 1982 | 2.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.37 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 2.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 2.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 2.64 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 2.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 2.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 2.86 million | +3.4% |
| 1991 | 2.92 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.98 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 3.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.11 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 3.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 3.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 3.24 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 3.26 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.27 million | +0.2% |
| 2000 | 3.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.31 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 3.37 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 3.44 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 3.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 3.57 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 3.62 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 3.67 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 3.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.97 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 4.14 million | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 4.25 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 4.33 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 4.46 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.58 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 4.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 4.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2022 | 4.72 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 4.58 million | -2.9% |
| 2024 | 4.59 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.89 million | 1.69 million | 2.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.47 million | 2.17 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.11 million | 2.86 million | 3.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million | 3.28 million | 3.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.18 million | 3.73 million | 4.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.68 million | 4.58 million | 4.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 4.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.76 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.69 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release