Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 798,702 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 798,702 for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 798,702 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 608,824, in 2010.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 203rd 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 the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 608,824 | — |
| 2011 | 615,889 | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 634,362 | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 653,330 | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 677,623 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 702,737 | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 735,397 | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 765,005 | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 768,922 | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 765,844 | -0.4% |
| 2020 | 791,738 | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 791,213 | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 789,120 | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 798,702 | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 692,793 | 608,824 | 768,922 | 10 |
| 2020s | 792,693 | 789,120 | 798,702 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 200 Cayman Islands 788 compare
- 201 Dominica 736 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 581 compare
- 203 Andorra 579 compare
- 204 Bermuda 552 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 535 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 445 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (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, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 798,702 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 798,702 in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 608,824 in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. 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 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