School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd): School age population, early childhood education, female was 17.81 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) stood at 17.81 million.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and up 7.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) peaked at 22.17 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 16.55 million, in 2014.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 108th 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, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 18.49 million | — |
| 1997 | 18.55 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 18.61 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 18.67 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 18.70 million | +0.1% |
| 2001 | 18.80 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.95 million | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 19.14 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 19.34 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 19.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2007 | 19.51 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 19.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.09 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 20.57 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 21.13 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 21.69 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 22.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 16.55 million | -25.4% |
| 2015 | 16.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 17.12 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 17.34 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 17.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 17.70 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 17.79 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 17.85 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 17.92 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 17.93 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 17.81 million | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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 | -25.4% | 22.17 million | 16.55 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.58 million | 18.49 million | 18.67 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 19.32 million | 18.70 million | 20.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.87 million | 16.55 million | 22.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.86 million | 17.79 million | 17.93 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 14.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 28.76 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 40.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.95 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) was 17.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.17 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.55 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) ranks 108th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (ida & Ibrd) 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