School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 36.79 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) recorded 36.79 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 45.78 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.23 million, in 2014.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 106th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 38.24 million | — |
| 1997 | 38.41 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 38.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 38.70 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 38.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 38.97 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 39.28 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 39.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 40.08 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 40.45 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 40.16 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 40.44 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 40.89 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 41.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 42.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 43.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 44.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 45.78 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 34.23 million | -25.2% |
| 2015 | 34.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 35.38 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 35.82 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 36.25 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 36.54 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 36.72 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 36.84 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 36.99 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 37.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 36.79 million | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -25.2% | 45.78 million | 34.23 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 38.48 million | 38.24 million | 38.70 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 40.03 million | 38.76 million | 41.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.99 million | 34.23 million | 45.78 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.87 million | 36.72 million | 37.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 36.79 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 45.78 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.23 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 106th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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