School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 2.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area stood at 2.36 million. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 28.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 2.36 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.82 million, in 2013.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 206th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 15 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.85 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.86 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 1.84 million | -1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.82 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 1.87 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 1.94 million | +3.3% |
| 2017 | 2.03 million | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 2.07 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 2.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.20 million | +4.7% |
| 2021 | 2.24 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2023 | 2.33 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 2.36 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.92 million | 1.82 million | 2.10 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.28 million | 2.20 million | 2.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 203 Saint Kitts and Nevis 1,579 compare
- 204 Liechtenstein 1,565 compare
- 205 Gibraltar 1,416 compare
- 206 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,390 compare
- 207 British Virgin Islands 1,283 compare
- 208 Monaco 1,271 compare
- 209 Naoero 1,223 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 2.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.36 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.82 million in 2013.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 206th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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