School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, early childhood educational development was 917,622 in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 917,622.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 1.17 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 899,970, in 2022.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 163rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 952,875 | — |
| 2013 | 955,357 | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 979,540 | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 1.01 million | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 1.06 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 1.13 million | +7.2% |
| 2018 | 1.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 1.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 1.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 1.14 million | -3.2% |
| 2022 | 899,970 | -20.8% |
| 2023 | 906,237 | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 917,622 | +1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 952,875 | 1.14 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 1.01 million | 899,970 | 1.17 million | 5 |
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 917,622 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 1.17 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 899,970 in 2022.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 163rd out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release