School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 409,403 in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 409,403 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 409,403 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 323,569, in 2010.
UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 203rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 323,569 | — |
| 2011 | 327,080 | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 337,831 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 348,219 | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 359,136 | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 374,366 | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 388,673 | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 398,781 | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 400,163 | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 401,145 | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 408,815 | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 404,826 | -1.0% |
| 2022 | 406,060 | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 409,403 | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 365,896 | 323,569 | 401,145 | 10 |
| 2020s | 407,276 | 404,826 | 409,403 | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 200 American Samoa 403 compare
- 201 Dominica 369 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 291 compare
- 203 Bermuda 290 compare
- 204 Turks and Caicos Islands 271 compare
- 205 Andorra 267 compare
- 206 Gibraltar 233 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.0178 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.72 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 409,403 in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 409,403 in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 323,569 in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 203rd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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