School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School age population, early childhood educational development was 7.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World stood at 7.48 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World peaked at 7.55 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.48 million, in 2012.
WB: Arab World ranks 89th of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 6.48 million | — |
| 2013 | 6.48 million | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 6.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 6.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 6.92 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 7.11 million | +2.8% |
| 2018 | 7.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 7.36 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 7.55 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 7.39 million | -2.0% |
| 2023 | 7.49 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 7.48 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.87 million | 6.48 million | 7.36 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.48 million | 7.39 million | 7.55 million | 5 |
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More education data for WB: Arab World
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.75 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 6.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.97 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 14.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 13.47 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World was 7.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 million in 2012.
- How does WB: Arab World rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Arab World ranks 89th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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 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