School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia
SDG: Western Asia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.78 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.78 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
152nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.80 million
in 2020
All-time low
1.65 million
in 1973
Years of data
52
1973–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia, 1973–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia is 2.78 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia peaked at 2.80 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.65 million, in 1973.
That places SDG: Western Asia 152nd 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 52 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 1.65 million | — |
| 1974 | 1.67 million | +0.9% |
| 1975 | 1.68 million | +1.0% |
| 1976 | 1.70 million | +1.0% |
| 1977 | 1.72 million | +1.1% |
| 1978 | 1.74 million | +1.1% |
| 1979 | 1.76 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 1.78 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 1.80 million | +1.2% |
| 1982 | 1.82 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 1.84 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 1.86 million | +1.1% |
| 1985 | 1.88 million | +1.3% |
| 1986 | 1.91 million | +1.1% |
| 1987 | 1.93 million | +1.3% |
| 1988 | 1.95 million | +1.3% |
| 1989 | 1.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 2.01 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 2.01 million | +0.1% |
| 1992 | 2.04 million | +1.4% |
| 1993 | 2.06 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 2.09 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 2.12 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 2.15 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 2.17 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 2.18 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 2.19 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 2.20 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 2.22 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 2.21 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 2.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2004 | 2.25 million | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 2.27 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 2.30 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 2.27 million | -1.3% |
| 2008 | 2.25 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 2.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 2.32 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 2.36 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 2.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 2.51 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 2.59 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 2.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 2.65 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 2.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.75 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 2.77 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 2.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 2.77 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 2.76 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 2.77 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 2.78 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.70 million | 1.65 million | 1.76 million | 7 |
| 1980s | 1.88 million | 1.78 million | 1.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.10 million | 2.01 million | 2.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.25 million | 2.20 million | 2.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.57 million | 2.32 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.78 million | 2.76 million | 2.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Western Asia
More education data for SDG: Western Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.9495 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.49 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7535 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.901 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0164 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 28.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 13.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 15.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Western Asia was 2.78 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 SDG: Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 2.80 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.65 million in 1973.
- How does SDG: Western Asia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Western Asia ranks 152nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in SDG: Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Western Asia 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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February 2026 Data Release