Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female was 2.09 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.09 million
Change on year
up 0.0%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.12 million
in 2022
All-time low
733,271
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024

500.0k1.0M1.5M2.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 2.09 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in 2024.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 21.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.12 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 733,271, in 1970.

That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.

Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year

Annual values for Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number) in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 733,271
1971 747,945 +2.0%
1972 758,946 +1.5%
1973 777,844 +2.5%
1974 794,791 +2.2%
1975 811,536 +2.1%
1976 829,325 +2.2%
1977 847,396 +2.2%
1978 869,516 +2.6%
1979 891,704 +2.6%
1980 911,999 +2.3%
1981 938,995 +3.0%
1982 969,970 +3.3%
1983 1.00 million +3.3%
1984 1.03 million +3.0%
1985 1.07 million +3.4%
1986 1.10 million +3.5%
1987 1.14 million +3.1%
1988 1.17 million +2.3%
1989 1.20 million +3.1%
1990 1.24 million +3.5%
1991 1.28 million +3.1%
1992 1.32 million +2.8%
1993 1.34 million +1.7%
1994 1.36 million +1.6%
1995 1.38 million +1.6%
1996 1.39 million +0.6%
1997 1.40 million +0.3%
1998 1.40 million +0.1%
1999 1.39 million -0.2%
2000 1.39 million -0.3%
2001 1.39 million +0.0%
2002 1.39 million +0.1%
2003 1.39 million +0.1%
2004 1.42 million +2.0%
2005 1.45 million +2.2%
2006 1.47 million +1.3%
2007 1.49 million +1.0%
2008 1.51 million +1.8%
2009 1.54 million +1.7%
2010 1.57 million +1.9%
2011 1.59 million +1.3%
2012 1.62 million +2.0%
2013 1.66 million +2.2%
2014 1.72 million +4.0%
2015 1.76 million +2.4%
2016 1.81 million +2.5%
2017 1.86 million +2.8%
2018 1.89 million +1.8%
2019 1.97 million +4.1%
2020 2.04 million +3.7%
2021 2.08 million +1.8%
2022 2.12 million +1.9%
2023 2.09 million -1.3%
2024 2.09 million +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 806,227 733,271 891,704 10
1980s 1.05 million 911,999 1.20 million 10
1990s 1.35 million 1.24 million 1.40 million 10
2000s 1.45 million 1.39 million 1.54 million 10
2010s 1.74 million 1.57 million 1.97 million 10
2020s 2.08 million 2.04 million 2.12 million 5

Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024

  1. 168 Vanuatu 4,215 compare
  2. 169 Belize 3,615 compare
  3. 170 Montenegro 3,592 compare
  4. 171 Luxembourg 3,458 compare
  5. 172 French Guiana 3,343 compare
  6. 173 Maldives 3,113 compare
  7. 174 Brunei 3,060 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2022.
What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, female recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
The lowest recorded value was 733,271 in 1970.
How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, female?
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, female rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,725 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release