School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 458,317 in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries is 458,317, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 458,317 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 349,626, in 2010.
That places ALECSO: Gulf Countries 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 349,626 | — |
| 2011 | 354,836 | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 368,241 | +3.8% |
| 2013 | 378,518 | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 392,947 | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 409,389 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 424,751 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 435,859 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 440,428 | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 444,134 | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 456,168 | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 452,901 | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 454,974 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 458,317 | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 399,873 | 349,626 | 444,134 | 10 |
| 2020s | 455,590 | 452,901 | 458,317 | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 195 Antigua and Barbuda 562 compare
- 196 Aruba 557 compare
- 197 United States Virgin Islands 463 compare
- 198 Marshall Islands 440 compare
- 199 Cayman Islands 406 compare
- 200 American Samoa 403 compare
- 201 Dominica 369 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.8584 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -6.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 895,823 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.5138 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 458,317 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 458,317 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 349,626 in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 198th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release