School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, pre-primary education, female (number) (age) was 4.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.34 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
179th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.37 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female 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, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 4.34 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 29.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 4.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.37 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, female (number) (age) in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.37 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.39 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 1.41 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 1.43 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 1.45 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 1.47 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 1.49 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 1.51 million | +1.5% |
| 1978 | 1.54 million | +1.5% |
| 1979 | 1.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 1.62 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 1.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 1.68 million | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 1.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 1.75 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 1.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 1.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 1.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 1.93 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 1.96 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 1.99 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 2.03 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 2.05 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 2.07 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 2.14 million | +1.0% |
| 1996 | 2.16 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 2.35 million | +8.7% |
| 1998 | 2.42 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 2.49 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 2.53 million | +1.5% |
| 2001 | 2.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 2.61 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 2.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 2.73 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 2.79 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 2.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2008 | 3.00 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 3.07 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 3.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 3.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 3.25 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 3.31 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 3.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 3.42 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 3.51 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 3.62 million | +3.2% |
| 2018 | 3.75 million | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 3.86 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 3.98 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 4.10 million | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 4.22 million | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 4.34 million | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 4.34 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.46 million | 1.37 million | 1.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.78 million | 1.62 million | 1.96 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.18 million | 1.99 million | 2.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 2.77 million | 2.53 million | 3.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.44 million | 3.14 million | 3.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.20 million | 3.98 million | 4.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 634,256 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 651,300 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 431,218 (2020)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 235,625 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.53 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 11 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.29 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.82 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.03 million (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 4.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.34 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.37 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 179th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release