School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
3.35 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
3.35 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.28 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) recorded 3.35 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 51 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 26.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 3.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.28 million, in 1974.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 1.28 million | — |
| 1975 | 1.30 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 1.32 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 1.33 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 1.35 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 1.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 1.41 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 1.44 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 1.45 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.48 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 1.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.54 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 1.58 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 1.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.66 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 1.68 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.71 million | +1.6% |
| 1992 | 1.72 million | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.73 million | +0.9% |
| 1994 | 1.77 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 1.78 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 1.80 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.82 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 1.87 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 1.96 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 2.00 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 2.04 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 2.05 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 2.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 2.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 2.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 2.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 2.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 2.34 million | +2.3% |
| 2009 | 2.40 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 2.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 2.55 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 2.60 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 2.65 million | +1.8% |
| 2015 | 2.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 2.74 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 2.78 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 2.90 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 3.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 3.17 million | +3.6% |
| 2022 | 3.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 3.34 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 3.35 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.33 million | 1.28 million | 1.38 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 1.53 million | 1.41 million | 1.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.78 million | 1.68 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.18 million | 2.00 million | 2.40 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.68 million | 2.45 million | 2.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.23 million | 3.06 million | 3.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 5,983 compare
- 176 Macau, China 5,800 compare
- 177 Samoa 5,658 compare
- 178 Iceland 4,731 compare
- 179 Malta 4,452 compare
- 180 Bahamas 4,396 compare
- 181 New Caledonia 4,204 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 12.78 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 591,400 (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 3.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.28 million in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release