School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income): School age population, early childhood educational development was 5.73 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) is 5.73 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 16.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) peaked at 17.17 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 4.93 million, in 2014.
WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 99th of 187 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 educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.30 million | — |
| 1997 | 14.30 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.42 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.64 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 15.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 15.12 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 15.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 15.24 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.30 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.59 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 15.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 16.34 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 16.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 17.00 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 17.17 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 4.93 million | -71.3% |
| 2015 | 5.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 5.12 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 5.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 5.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 5.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.51 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 5.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 5.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 5.76 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.73 million | -0.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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 | -71.3% | 17.17 million | 4.93 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.39 million | 14.30 million | 14.53 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.21 million | 14.64 million | 15.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.82 million | 4.93 million | 17.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.66 million | 5.51 million | 5.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- 96 Cayman Islands 1,791 compare
- 97 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 1,223 compare
- 98 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,092 compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 994 compare
- 100 Gibraltar 966 compare
- 101 San Marino 592 compare
- 102 Naoero 308 compare
More education data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.02 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.06 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) was 5.73 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.17 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.93 million in 2014.
- How does WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) ranks 99th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this WB: Middle East & North Africa (excluding High Income) 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