School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.99 million
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
185th
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.02 million
in 2022
All-time low
1.18 million
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) recorded 1.99 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 2.02 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.18 million, in 1971.
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 185th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.18 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.18 million | -0.4% |
| 1972 | 1.20 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.22 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 1.23 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 1.26 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.31 million | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 1.37 million | +4.8% |
| 1978 | 1.41 million | +2.6% |
| 1979 | 1.45 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.52 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 1.54 million | +1.0% |
| 1983 | 1.56 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 1.59 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.63 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 1.68 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 1.72 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 1.75 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 1.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 1.79 million | +1.4% |
| 1991 | 1.80 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 1.78 million | -1.2% |
| 1993 | 1.76 million | -1.3% |
| 1994 | 1.74 million | -1.1% |
| 1995 | 1.72 million | -1.0% |
| 1996 | 1.71 million | -1.0% |
| 1997 | 1.69 million | -0.7% |
| 1998 | 1.68 million | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 1.64 million | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 1.62 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 1.59 million | -1.7% |
| 2002 | 1.56 million | -1.8% |
| 2003 | 1.54 million | -1.3% |
| 2004 | 1.47 million | -4.6% |
| 2005 | 1.46 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 1.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 1.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 1.48 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 1.51 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.56 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 1.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 1.73 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 1.79 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 1.84 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 1.89 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 1.92 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.96 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 2.01 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 2.02 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 2.02 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 2.01 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.99 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.28 million | 1.18 million | 1.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.62 million | 1.49 million | 1.77 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.73 million | 1.64 million | 1.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.52 million | 1.46 million | 1.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.80 million | 1.56 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.01 million | 1.99 million | 2.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 182 Guadeloupe 4,118 compare
- 183 Martinique 3,312 compare
- 184 Kiribati 3,219 compare
- 185 Barbados 3,153 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 3,019 compare
- 187 Guam 2,976 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 2,377 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 5.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.79 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 14.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 607,210 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 1.99 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.02 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.18 million in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 185th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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