School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan: School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 8.09 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, 1970–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan recorded 8.09 million number for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 9.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan peaked at 8.09 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 3.46 million number, in 1970.
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd of 45 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 3.46 million number | — |
| 1971 | 3.57 million number | +3.0% |
| 1972 | 3.69 million number | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 3.80 million number | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.91 million number | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 4.03 million number | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 4.14 million number | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 4.25 million number | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 4.37 million number | +2.8% |
| 1979 | 4.50 million number | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 4.63 million number | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 4.75 million number | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 4.87 million number | +2.5% |
| 1983 | 5.00 million number | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 5.15 million number | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 5.32 million number | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 5.50 million number | +3.5% |
| 1987 | 5.70 million number | +3.6% |
| 1988 | 5.91 million number | +3.8% |
| 1989 | 6.14 million number | +3.9% |
| 1990 | 6.43 million number | +4.7% |
| 1991 | 6.66 million number | +3.6% |
| 1992 | 6.88 million number | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 7.11 million number | +3.2% |
| 1994 | 7.32 million number | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 7.52 million number | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 7.67 million number | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 7.77 million number | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 7.85 million number | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 7.92 million number | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 7.92 million number | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 7.85 million number | -0.8% |
| 2002 | 7.78 million number | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 7.71 million number | -0.9% |
| 2004 | 7.65 million number | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 7.62 million number | -0.5% |
| 2006 | 7.57 million number | -0.6% |
| 2007 | 7.49 million number | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 7.43 million number | -0.8% |
| 2009 | 7.36 million number | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 7.35 million number | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 7.36 million number | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 7.36 million number | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.37 million number | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 7.40 million number | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 7.48 million number | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 7.60 million number | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 7.74 million number | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 7.91 million number | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 8.09 million number | +2.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.97 million number | 3.46 million number | 4.50 million number | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.30 million number | 4.63 million number | 6.14 million number | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.31 million number | 6.43 million number | 7.92 million number | 10 |
| 2000s | 7.64 million number | 7.36 million number | 7.92 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.57 million number | 7.35 million number | 8.09 million number | 10 |
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More education data for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.113 units per person (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 68.09 million (2024)
- Population ages 0-14 31.7% (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 63.1% (2025)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 91.90 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan was 8.09 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 8.09 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.46 million number in 1970.
- How does Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan ranks 33rd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan 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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Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to the last grade of primary school as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.