School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, early childhood education, female was 1.53 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 1.53 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2023.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.67 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.35 million, in 2012.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 175th 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 UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 1.35 million | — |
| 2013 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 1.42 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 1.47 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 1.51 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 1.60 million | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 1.61 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.63 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 1.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 1.64 million | -1.6% |
| 2022 | 1.52 million | -7.7% |
| 2023 | 1.53 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.50 million | 1.35 million | 1.63 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.59 million | 1.52 million | 1.67 million | 4 |
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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 school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 1.53 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.67 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.35 million in 2012.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 175th out of 194 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release