School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.10 million
Change on year
down 4.9%
Rank
173rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.21 million
in 2021
All-time low
793,316
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 2.10 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 4.9% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 2.21 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 793,316, in 1970.
That places GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 173rd 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 793,316 | — |
| 1971 | 805,364 | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 826,054 | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 845,033 | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 863,974 | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 883,947 | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 904,402 | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 927,938 | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 952,701 | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 974,894 | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 1.00 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 1.04 million | +3.4% |
| 1982 | 1.07 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 1.10 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 1.14 million | +3.1% |
| 1985 | 1.18 million | +3.4% |
| 1986 | 1.21 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 1.24 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 1.27 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 1.32 million | +3.5% |
| 1990 | 1.35 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 1.39 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 1.41 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 1.43 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 1.46 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 1.47 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 1.48 million | +0.5% |
| 1997 | 1.48 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 1.48 million | -0.2% |
| 1999 | 1.48 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 1.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 1.47 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.47 million | -0.1% |
| 2003 | 1.50 million | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 1.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 1.55 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 1.57 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 1.59 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 1.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 1.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 1.66 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 1.70 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 1.74 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.78 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 1.84 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 1.90 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 1.93 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | +4.1% |
| 2019 | 2.13 million | +4.0% |
| 2020 | 2.17 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 2.21 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 2.19 million | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 2.21 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.10 million | -4.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 877,762 | 793,316 | 974,894 | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 1.00 million | 1.32 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.44 million | 1.35 million | 1.48 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.54 million | 1.47 million | 1.64 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.87 million | 1.66 million | 2.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.18 million | 2.10 million | 2.21 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 170 Belize 3,659 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,636 compare
- 172 French Guiana 3,421 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
- 174 Brunei 3,275 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
- 176 Macao 3,000 compare
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
All data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 2.10 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 2.21 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 793,316 in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 173rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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