School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.80 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
705,440
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 1.80 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 1.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 705,440, in 1970.
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 177th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 705,440 | — |
| 1971 | 715,432 | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 726,200 | +1.5% |
| 1973 | 737,213 | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 748,320 | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 759,917 | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 772,628 | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 784,461 | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 796,544 | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 815,454 | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 838,458 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 855,713 | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 867,998 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 886,208 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 905,357 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 927,465 | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 946,950 | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 966,248 | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 984,536 | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 999,498 | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.02 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 1.03 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 1.04 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 1.05 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 1.07 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 1.08 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 1.09 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 1.10 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 1.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 1.17 million | +4.0% |
| 2000 | 1.20 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 1.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2002 | 1.23 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 1.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 1.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 1.30 million | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 1.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 1.36 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 1.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 1.45 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 1.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 1.50 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 1.54 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 1.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 1.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 1.60 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 1.61 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 1.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 1.68 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 1.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 1.72 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 1.75 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 1.80 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 1.80 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 756,161 | 705,440 | 815,454 | 10 |
| 1980s | 917,843 | 838,458 | 999,498 | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.08 million | 1.02 million | 1.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.30 million | 1.20 million | 1.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.57 million | 1.45 million | 1.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.75 million | 1.69 million | 1.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,275 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
- 176 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,922 compare
- 178 Iceland 2,413 compare
- 179 Malta 2,304 compare
- 180 Bahamas 2,225 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 265,472 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
All data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 1.80 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 705,440 in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 177th 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 Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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