School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 8.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.85 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.77 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 8.85 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 8.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.77 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 179th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.77 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.81 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 2.89 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 2.94 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 2.98 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 3.02 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 3.07 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 3.12 million | +1.6% |
| 1979 | 3.19 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.29 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 3.36 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 3.40 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 3.48 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 3.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 3.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 3.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 3.92 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.98 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 4.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 4.12 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 4.17 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 4.22 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 4.30 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 4.35 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 4.40 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.79 million | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 4.93 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 5.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 5.23 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 5.31 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 5.43 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 5.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 5.69 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 5.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 5.96 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 6.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 6.25 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.40 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 6.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 6.62 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 6.74 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 6.85 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 6.97 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 7.15 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 7.37 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 7.63 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 7.85 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 8.10 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 8.36 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 8.60 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 8.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 8.85 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.96 million | 2.77 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.62 million | 3.29 million | 3.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.44 million | 4.05 million | 5.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.65 million | 5.15 million | 6.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.01 million | 6.40 million | 7.85 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.55 million | 8.10 million | 8.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.85 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 8.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.77 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 29.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 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