School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries: School age population, early childhood education, female was 14.46 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries recorded 14.46 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries peaked at 14.71 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 11.45 million, in 2001.
That places UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries 120th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.66 million | — |
| 1998 | 11.60 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 11.55 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 11.49 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 11.45 million | -0.3% |
| 2002 | 11.47 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 11.51 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 11.60 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 11.71 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.55 million | -1.4% |
| 2007 | 11.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 11.76 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 11.91 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 12.09 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.31 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 14.67 million | +19.1% |
| 2021 | 14.71 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 14.62 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 14.64 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 14.46 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.60 million | 11.55 million | 11.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.61 million | 11.45 million | 11.91 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.20 million | 12.09 million | 12.31 million | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.62 million | 14.46 million | 14.71 million | 5 |
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More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 24.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.3301 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.99 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries was 14.46 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 14.71 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.45 million in 2001.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries ranks 120th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa Programme 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