School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 3.21 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.21 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.23 million
in 2023
All-time low
1.12 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 3.21 million.
The figure is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 3.23 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.12 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.12 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.13 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.15 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.17 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.20 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 1.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 1.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 1.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 1.33 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 1.35 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 1.37 million | +1.3% |
| 1983 | 1.39 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 1.42 million | +1.8% |
| 1985 | 1.44 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 1.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 1.51 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 1.54 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.56 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 1.59 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 1.63 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 1.65 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 1.67 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 1.71 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 1.75 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 1.79 million | +2.3% |
| 1997 | 1.83 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 1.87 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 1.92 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 1.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2001 | 2.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2003 | 2.09 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 2.17 million | +4.0% |
| 2005 | 2.26 million | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 2.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 2.35 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 2.45 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 2.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 2.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 2.61 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 2.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.89 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 2.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 3.09 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 3.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2023 | 3.23 million | +3.3% |
| 2024 | 3.21 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.20 million | 1.12 million | 1.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.44 million | 1.33 million | 1.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.74 million | 1.59 million | 1.92 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.19 million | 1.96 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.70 million | 2.45 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.14 million | 3.06 million | 3.23 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 176 French Guiana 5,962 compare
- 177 Samoa 5,671 compare
- 178 Bahamas 5,188 compare
- 179 Iceland 4,803 compare
- 180 Malta 4,596 compare
- 181 Guadeloupe 4,240 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 4,220 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 3.21 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.23 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.12 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release