School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 4.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.35 million
Change on year
down 4.5%
Rank
163rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.75 million
in 2019
All-time low
1.73 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) recorded 4.35 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 4.5% on the previous year and up 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 4.75 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 1.73 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.73 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 1.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 1.86 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 1.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 1.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 2.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 2.06 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 2.12 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 2.17 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 2.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 2.30 million | +3.1% |
| 1982 | 2.37 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 2.44 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 2.64 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 2.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 2.87 million | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 2.94 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 2.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 3.04 million | +1.7% |
| 1993 | 3.09 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 3.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 3.21 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 3.24 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 3.26 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.27 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 3.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 3.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 3.37 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 3.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 3.52 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 3.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2006 | 3.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 3.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 3.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 3.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.78 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 3.85 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 3.95 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.10 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 4.23 million | +3.4% |
| 2015 | 4.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 4.43 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 4.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 4.67 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 4.75 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 4.73 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 4.70 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.57 million | -2.8% |
| 2023 | 4.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2024 | 4.35 million | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.94 million | 1.73 million | 2.17 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.54 million | 2.23 million | 2.87 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.15 million | 2.94 million | 3.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.52 million | 3.30 million | 3.72 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.26 million | 3.78 million | 4.75 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.58 million | 4.35 million | 4.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.3 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5456 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.23 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.2143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 4.35 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.75 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.73 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 163rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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