School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 20.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
20.62 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
143rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
20.85 million
in 2021
All-time low
9.71 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 20.62 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 20.85 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 9.71 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 143rd 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 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.71 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 10.02 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 10.18 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 10.35 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 10.53 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 10.72 million | +1.9% |
| 1977 | 10.93 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 11.13 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 11.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 11.60 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 11.86 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 12.10 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 12.33 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 12.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 12.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1986 | 13.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 13.30 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 13.58 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 13.84 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 14.07 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 14.15 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 14.32 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 14.48 million | +1.1% |
| 1994 | 14.66 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 14.77 million | +0.8% |
| 1996 | 14.87 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 14.95 million | +0.6% |
| 1998 | 14.99 million | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 15.08 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 15.23 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 15.38 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 15.60 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 15.81 million | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 16.00 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 16.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 16.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 16.61 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 16.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 17.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 17.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 18.07 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 18.55 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 19.01 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 19.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 19.84 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 20.22 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 20.50 million | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 20.69 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 20.85 million | +0.8% |
| 2021 | 20.85 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 20.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 20.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 20.62 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.48 million | 9.71 million | 11.36 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.71 million | 11.60 million | 13.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.64 million | 14.07 million | 15.08 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 15.93 million | 15.14 million | 16.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.11 million | 17.20 million | 20.69 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.79 million | 20.62 million | 20.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 23.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 12.84 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 20.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.85 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.71 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 143rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release