School age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.79 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 1.79 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2023.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 1.93 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.54 million, in 2012.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 171st out of 194 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.54 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.57 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 1.63 million | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1.69 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 1.74 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.84 million | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1.88 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 1.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.90 million | -1.5% |
| 2022 | 1.78 million | -6.8% |
| 2023 | 1.79 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.72 million | 1.54 million | 1.88 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.85 million | 1.78 million | 1.93 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 1.79 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 1.93 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.54 million in 2012.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 171st out of 194 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release