School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.02 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.02 million
Change on year
down 1.2%
Rank
186th
of 221 groups
All-time high
1.03 million
in 2022
All-time low
607,331
in 1971
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) is 1.02 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 1.2% on the previous year and up 10.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) peaked at 1.03 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 607,331, in 1971.
That places ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 609,243 | — |
| 1971 | 607,331 | -0.3% |
| 1972 | 609,850 | +0.4% |
| 1973 | 619,792 | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 629,462 | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 641,518 | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 673,305 | +5.0% |
| 1977 | 710,078 | +5.5% |
| 1978 | 728,042 | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 746,940 | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 767,878 | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 785,415 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 792,570 | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 795,542 | +0.4% |
| 1984 | 812,847 | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 835,312 | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 861,057 | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 879,882 | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 895,686 | +1.8% |
| 1989 | 907,403 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 915,588 | +0.9% |
| 1991 | 920,826 | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 910,369 | -1.1% |
| 1993 | 900,636 | -1.1% |
| 1994 | 891,315 | -1.0% |
| 1995 | 884,222 | -0.8% |
| 1996 | 877,393 | -0.8% |
| 1997 | 872,657 | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 866,439 | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 848,022 | -2.1% |
| 2000 | 834,810 | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 821,296 | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 807,364 | -1.7% |
| 2003 | 797,860 | -1.2% |
| 2004 | 755,006 | -5.4% |
| 2005 | 752,398 | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 761,963 | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 765,828 | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 761,651 | -0.5% |
| 2009 | 776,322 | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 797,696 | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 826,964 | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 854,891 | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 886,311 | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 917,746 | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 944,679 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 970,004 | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 984,643 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 1.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 1.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 1.03 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 1.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 1.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 1.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 1.02 million | -1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 657,556 | 607,331 | 746,940 | 10 |
| 1980s | 833,359 | 767,878 | 907,403 | 10 |
| 1990s | 888,747 | 848,022 | 920,826 | 10 |
| 2000s | 783,450 | 752,398 | 834,810 | 10 |
| 2010s | 920,267 | 797,696 | 1.01 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.03 million | 1.02 million | 1.03 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- 183 Martinique 1,708 compare
- 184 Kiribati 1,654 compare
- 185 Barbados 1,602 compare
- 186 French Polynesia 1,576 compare
- 187 Guam 1,535 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,226 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,200 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.4193 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.26 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.76 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2782 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) was 1.02 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: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.03 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- The lowest recorded value was 607,331 in 1971.
- How does ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) ranks 186th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Maghreb Subregion (unsdcode:98504) 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