What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?

The highest recorded value was 3.18 million in 2021.

What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?

The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1970.

How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?

Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Name: School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
Creator: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 3.00 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)

3.00 million

Change on year

down 3.7%

Rank

146th

of 221 groups

All-time high

3.18 million

in 2021

All-time low

1.33 million

in 1970

Years of data

1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 3.00 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.

That represents a change of down 3.7% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 3.18 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1.33 million, in 1970.

ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number) in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970 to 2024.
Year	Value	Change
1970	1.33 million	—
1971	1.35 million	+1.1%
1972	1.38 million	+2.5%
1973	1.41 million	+2.0%
1974	1.44 million	+2.0%
1975	1.47 million	+2.3%
1976	1.51 million	+2.9%
1977	1.56 million	+3.2%
1978	1.60 million	+2.6%
1979	1.64 million	+2.4%
1980	1.69 million	+2.9%
1981	1.73 million	+2.8%
1982	1.77 million	+2.2%
1983	1.82 million	+2.4%
1984	1.86 million	+2.6%
1985	1.92 million	+2.9%
1986	1.97 million	+2.7%
1987	2.01 million	+2.2%
1988	2.06 million	+2.5%
1989	2.11 million	+2.3%
1990	2.16 million	+2.3%
1991	2.18 million	+1.2%
1992	2.19 million	+0.4%
1993	2.20 million	+0.5%
1994	2.23 million	+1.2%
1995	2.23 million	+0.3%
1996	2.24 million	+0.1%
1997	2.24 million	+0.0%
1998	2.23 million	-0.3%
1999	2.22 million	-0.5%
2000	2.22 million	-0.2%
2001	2.21 million	-0.2%
2002	2.22 million	+0.2%
2003	2.24 million	+1.1%
2004	2.25 million	+0.4%
2005	2.27 million	+0.9%
2006	2.29 million	+1.0%
2007	2.31 million	+0.6%
2008	2.32 million	+0.5%
2009	2.37 million	+2.1%
2010	2.42 million	+2.1%
2011	2.48 million	+2.4%
2012	2.55 million	+2.8%
2013	2.63 million	+3.4%
2014	2.72 million	+3.4%
2015	2.80 million	+3.0%
2016	2.89 million	+3.2%
2017	2.97 million	+2.9%
2018	3.07 million	+3.1%
2019	3.13 million	+2.2%
2020	3.17 million	+1.2%
2021	3.18 million	+0.4%
2022	3.13 million	-1.6%
2023	3.12 million	-0.5%
2024	3.00 million	-3.7%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	1.47 million	1.33 million	1.64 million	10
1980s	1.89 million	1.69 million	2.11 million	10
1990s	2.21 million	2.16 million	2.24 million	10
2000s	2.27 million	2.21 million	2.37 million	10
2010s	2.77 million	2.42 million	3.13 million	10
2020s	3.12 million	3.00 million	3.18 million	5

Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

143 Jamaica 16,266 compare
144 Qatar 16,252 compare
145 Republic of Moldova 16,177 compare
146 Lithuania 14,316 compare
147 Eswatini 13,884 compare
148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 13,177 compare
149 Comoros 10,995 compare

See the full ranking of 443 places →

More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)

Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.59 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.01 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.85 million (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.4 % change on previous year (2024)
Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.67 million (2024)
Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.94 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 19.74 million (2024)
Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)

All data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) →

Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?: School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 3.00 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?: The highest recorded value was 3.18 million in 2021.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?: The lowest recorded value was 1.33 million in 1970.
How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?: ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 146th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?: Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence: CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage: 443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

February 2026 Data Release