School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School age population, early childhood education, female was 15.20 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
15.20 million
Change on year
down 0.8%
Rank
113th
of 194 groups
All-time high
15.32 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.52 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World stood at 15.20 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.8% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World peaked at 15.32 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.52 million, in 1997.
That places WB: Arab World 113th 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.52 million | — |
| 1998 | 11.57 million | +0.4% |
| 1999 | 11.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 11.67 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 11.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 11.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 11.89 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 11.99 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 12.11 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 11.96 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 12.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 12.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 12.37 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 12.56 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 12.78 million | +1.7% |
| 2012 | 13.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 13.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 13.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 13.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 14.21 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 14.58 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 14.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 15.05 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 15.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 15.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 15.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.20 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.57 million | 11.52 million | 11.63 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 11.98 million | 11.67 million | 12.37 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.78 million | 12.56 million | 15.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.27 million | 15.20 million | 15.32 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 28.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5445 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Arab World was 15.20 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 15.32 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.52 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Arab World ranks 113th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Arab World 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