School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) is 2.50 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 2.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 921,185, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 158th 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: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 921,185 | — |
| 1971 | 944,790 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 961,516 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 979,451 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 997,514 | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 1.02 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 1.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 1.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 1.09 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 1.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 1.15 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 1.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 1.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 1.22 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 1.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 1.28 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 1.33 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.36 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 1.38 million | +1.4% |
| 1990 | 1.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 1.42 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 1.43 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 1.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 1.49 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 1.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1996 | 1.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 1.56 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 1.60 million | +2.5% |
| 1999 | 1.65 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 1.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.73 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 1.77 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 1.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 1.85 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.89 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.90 million | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 1.93 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 1.97 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 2.02 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 2.06 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 2.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 2.17 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 2.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 2.25 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 2.29 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 2.34 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 2.39 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 2.42 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 2.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 2.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 2.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 2.50 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 2.50 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.01 million | 921,185 | 1.11 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.26 million | 1.15 million | 1.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.51 million | 1.40 million | 1.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.83 million | 1.69 million | 1.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.23 million | 2.02 million | 2.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.47 million | 2.43 million | 2.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.78 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 826,402 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 858,973 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.69 million (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 583,636 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 2.50 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 Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 921,185 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 158th 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 Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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