School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 4.67 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
4.67 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
175th
of 221 groups
All-time high
4.67 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) recorded 4.67 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 4.67 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.63 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 175th 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 in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1972 | 1.69 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 1.72 million | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 1.75 million | +1.9% |
| 1975 | 1.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 1.81 million | +1.8% |
| 1977 | 1.85 million | +1.8% |
| 1978 | 1.88 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 1.99 million | +3.1% |
| 1981 | 2.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 2.07 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 2.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 2.23 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 2.28 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 2.33 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 2.39 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 2.43 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 2.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 2.53 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 2.55 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 2.58 million | +1.2% |
| 1994 | 2.63 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 2.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1996 | 2.68 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 2.87 million | +7.2% |
| 1998 | 2.94 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 3.02 million | +2.7% |
| 2000 | 3.06 million | +1.4% |
| 2001 | 3.10 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 3.15 million | +1.4% |
| 2003 | 3.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 3.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 3.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2006 | 3.42 million | +2.1% |
| 2007 | 3.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 3.58 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 3.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 3.74 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 3.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 3.91 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 3.97 million | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 4.00 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 4.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 4.08 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 4.15 million | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 4.20 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 4.24 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 4.29 million | +1.4% |
| 2021 | 4.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.50 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 4.64 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 4.67 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.77 million | 1.63 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.21 million | 1.99 million | 2.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 2.69 million | 2.48 million | 3.02 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.33 million | 3.06 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.01 million | 3.74 million | 4.24 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.50 million | 4.29 million | 4.67 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 172 Sao Tome and Principe 8,974 compare
- 173 Vanuatu 8,477 compare
- 174 Macao 7,600 compare
- 175 Guadeloupe 7,351 compare
- 176 Iceland 7,044 compare
- 177 Belize 6,674 compare
- 178 New Caledonia 6,114 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 197,633 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.4 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.70 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -2.46 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -3.14 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 907,217 (2016)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 792,452 (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 4.67 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.67 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.63 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 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