School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa: School age population, early childhood educational development was 3.68 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, 2013–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa recorded 3.68 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa peaked at 3.73 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.21 million, in 2013.
UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 87th of 187 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 3.21 million | — |
| 2014 | 3.27 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 3.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 3.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 3.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2018 | 3.59 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 3.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 3.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 3.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 3.64 million | -2.2% |
| 2023 | 3.69 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 3.68 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.43 million | 3.21 million | 3.65 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 3.69 million | 3.64 million | 3.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
More education data for UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.5257 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 17.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 8.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa was 3.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 3.73 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.21 million in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa ranks 87th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Middle East and North Africa data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release