School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 9.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia stood at 9.34 million.
That represents a change of up 7.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 9.63 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 8.53 million, in 2013.
That places SDG: Western Asia 83rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 12 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 8.53 million | — |
| 2014 | 8.72 million | +2.2% |
| 2015 | 9.04 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 9.26 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 9.49 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 9.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 9.63 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 9.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 9.49 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 9.27 million | -2.3% |
| 2023 | 9.34 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 9.34 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 9.18 million | 8.53 million | 9.63 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 9.41 million | 9.27 million | 9.61 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
- 80 North Macedonia 34,863 compare
- 81 Latvia 33,695 compare
- 82 Cyprus 31,309 compare
- 83 Montenegro 14,484 compare
- 84 Iceland 13,523 compare
- 85 Mauritius 12,197 compare
- 86 Sao Tome and Principe 11,700
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.8025 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.11 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.33 million (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.4976 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.27 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 537,217 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Western Asia was 9.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 9.63 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.53 million in 2013.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 83rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release