School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 4.57 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.57 million
Change on year
down 2.2%
Rank
136th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.68 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.13 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 4.57 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 2.2% on the previous year and up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 4.68 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.13 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 136th 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: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.13 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.16 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.20 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 2.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.27 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 2.31 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 2.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 2.40 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 2.44 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 2.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 2.54 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 2.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 2.66 million | +2.2% |
| 1983 | 2.71 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 2.76 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 2.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 2.87 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 2.92 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 2.98 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 3.04 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 3.09 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 3.10 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 3.14 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 3.18 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 3.22 million | +1.5% |
| 1995 | 3.25 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 3.27 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 3.29 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 3.30 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 3.33 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 3.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 3.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 3.38 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 3.43 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 3.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 3.53 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.57 million | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 3.61 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 3.65 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 3.71 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 3.77 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 3.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 3.94 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 4.06 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 4.17 million | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 4.28 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 4.38 million | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 4.46 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 4.55 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 4.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 4.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 4.68 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 4.65 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 4.68 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 4.57 million | -2.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.30 million | 2.13 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.79 million | 2.54 million | 3.04 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.22 million | 3.09 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.51 million | 3.35 million | 3.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.21 million | 3.77 million | 4.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.65 million | 4.57 million | 4.68 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 765,771 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 7.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 4.57 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: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.68 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.13 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 136th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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