School age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.74 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 4.74 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 4.74 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.67 million, in 2010.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 199th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.67 million | — |
| 2011 | 3.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 3.78 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 3.87 million | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 4.01 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 4.16 million | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 4.35 million | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 4.53 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.51 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 4.56 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 4.60 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 4.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 4.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 4.74 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.11 million | 3.67 million | 4.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.66 million | 4.60 million | 4.74 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 196 Antigua and Barbuda 7,388 compare
- 197 Dominica 5,557 compare
- 198 United States Virgin Islands 5,392 compare
- 199 American Samoa 5,273 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 5,080 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 4,583 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,163 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.68 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 895,823 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 379,059 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 2.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.08 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 1.03 million (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 4.74 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.74 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.67 million in 2010.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 199th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release