School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508): School age population, pre-primary education, female was 5.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.69 million
Change on year
down 2.7%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.11 million
in 2020
All-time low
2.84 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) recorded 5.69 million for school age population, pre-primary education, female in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.7% on the previous year and up 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) peaked at 6.11 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 2.84 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 166th 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 Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.84 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.88 million | +1.5% |
| 1972 | 2.94 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 3.00 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 3.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 3.13 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 3.22 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 3.32 million | +3.1% |
| 1978 | 3.41 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 3.59 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 3.68 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 3.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 3.86 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 3.96 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 4.07 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.16 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 4.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 4.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.46 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 4.54 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 4.57 million | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 4.59 million | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 4.62 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 4.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1995 | 4.67 million | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 4.67 million | +0.1% |
| 1997 | 4.67 million | -0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.64 million | -0.5% |
| 1999 | 4.63 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 4.61 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 4.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 4.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 4.68 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 4.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 4.75 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 4.52 million | -4.9% |
| 2007 | 4.54 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 4.57 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 4.66 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 4.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 5.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 5.16 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 5.34 million | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 5.51 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 5.69 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 5.84 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 5.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 6.07 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 6.11 million | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 6.05 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 5.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 5.85 million | -2.1% |
| 2024 | 5.69 million | -2.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.13 million | 2.84 million | 3.50 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.01 million | 3.59 million | 4.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.63 million | 4.54 million | 4.67 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.63 million | 4.52 million | 4.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.42 million | 4.76 million | 6.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.93 million | 5.69 million | 6.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- 163 Bhutan 14,080 compare
- 164 Mauritius 12,733 compare
- 165 French Guiana 12,632 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 11,966 compare
- 167 Montenegro 10,734 compare
- 168 Suriname 10,406 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 10,301 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.21 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.48 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, female in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) was 5.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.11 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, female recorded in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.84 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, female?
- ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, female rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Middle-income Countries (mics) (unsdcode:98508) 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