School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 7.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) stood at 7.32 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 29.5% on the previous year and down 13.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) peaked at 10.81 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 982,970, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) 96th 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 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 982,970 | — |
| 1998 | 5.81 million | +491.3% |
| 1999 | 6.84 million | +17.6% |
| 2000 | 9.98 million | +46.0% |
| 2001 | 10.27 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 10.65 million | +3.7% |
| 2003 | 10.40 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 10.58 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 10.67 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 10.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 7.33 million | -32.2% |
| 2008 | 6.44 million | -12.1% |
| 2009 | 6.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.61 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 6.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.04 million | +6.6% |
| 2013 | 8.57 million | +21.7% |
| 2014 | 8.47 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.41 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.63 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.42 million | -2.4% |
| 2019 | 8.64 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 9.01 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.12 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 10.39 million | +14.0% |
| 2024 | 7.32 million | -29.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +491.3% | 982,970 | 5.81 million |
| 2000 | +46.0% | 6.84 million | 9.98 million |
| 2007 | -32.2% | 10.81 million | 7.33 million |
| 2024 | -29.5% | 10.39 million | 7.32 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.54 million | 982,970 | 6.84 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 9.37 million | 6.44 million | 10.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.99 million | 6.61 million | 8.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.94 million | 7.32 million | 10.39 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 40.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 19.75 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.7891 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) was 7.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.81 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- The lowest recorded value was 982,970 in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries (unsdcode:98501) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release