School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 13.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 13.18 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 13.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.27 million, in 1999.
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 147th of 194 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.27 million | — |
| 2000 | 8.34 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 8.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 8.51 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 8.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 8.75 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 8.89 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 9.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 9.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 9.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 9.44 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 9.59 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 9.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 9.82 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 9.94 million | +1.2% |
| 2014 | 10.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 10.38 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 10.68 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 11.03 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 11.41 million | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 11.75 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 12.11 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 12.47 million | +3.0% |
| 2022 | 12.82 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 13.16 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 13.18 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.27 million | 8.27 million | 8.27 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.85 million | 8.34 million | 9.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.45 million | 9.59 million | 11.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.75 million | 12.11 million | 13.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 13.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.27 million in 1999.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 147th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release