School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World
WB: Arab World: School age population, early childhood educational development was 3.66 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World, 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Arab World recorded 3.66 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in WB: Arab World peaked at 3.69 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 3.16 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.36 million | 3.16 million | 3.60 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 3.66 million | 3.61 million | 3.69 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Arab World
- 86 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 5,801
- 87 Barbados 4,609 compare
- 88 Curaçao, Kingdom of the Netherlands 2,042 compare
- 89 Grenada 1,983 compare
- 90 St. Lucia 1,972 compare
- 91 Antigua and Barbuda 1,623 compare
- 92 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,510 compare
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 3.66 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 3.69 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in WB: Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.16 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 13.4%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release