School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 9.77 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.77 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
180th
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.79 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.40 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 9.77 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.3% on the previous year and up 55.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 9.79 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.40 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 180th 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, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.40 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.44 million | +1.6% |
| 1972 | 2.48 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.53 million | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 2.57 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 2.62 million | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 2.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 2.84 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 2.93 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 2.99 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 3.04 million | +1.6% |
| 1983 | 3.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1984 | 3.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 3.32 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.40 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 3.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 3.55 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 3.63 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 3.72 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 3.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 3.88 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 3.99 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 4.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 4.19 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 4.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 4.40 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 4.56 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 4.70 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.82 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 4.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 5.93 million | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 6.03 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 6.20 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 6.40 million | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 6.58 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 6.71 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.78 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 6.87 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 6.96 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 7.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 7.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.30 million | -12.7% |
| 2015 | 6.43 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 6.56 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 6.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 6.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.02 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 8.31 million | +18.3% |
| 2021 | 8.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 8.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 9.79 million | +12.4% |
| 2024 | 9.77 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.60 million | 2.40 million | 2.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.22 million | 2.93 million | 3.55 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.05 million | 3.63 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.91 million | 4.70 million | 6.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.80 million | 6.30 million | 7.22 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.02 million | 8.31 million | 9.79 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 177 New Caledonia 16,822 compare
- 178 French Polynesia 16,773 compare
- 179 Bahamas 15,949 compare
- 180 Iceland 15,135 compare
- 181 Martinique 14,710 compare
- 182 Malta 14,097 compare
- 183 Brunei Darussalam 13,090 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 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)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 9.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.79 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.40 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 180th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.0%. 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, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release