School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 26.99 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.99 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
161st
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.76 million
in 2022
All-time low
9.15 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) recorded 26.99 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 27.76 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 9.15 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.15 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.54 million | +4.3% |
| 1972 | 9.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 10.05 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 10.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 10.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1976 | 10.71 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 10.94 million | +2.1% |
| 1978 | 11.18 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 11.49 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 11.84 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 12.13 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 12.35 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 12.60 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 12.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1985 | 13.17 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 13.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 13.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 14.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 14.28 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 14.54 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 14.71 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 14.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1993 | 15.15 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 15.60 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 15.92 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 16.25 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 16.53 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 16.82 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 17.26 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 17.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 18.22 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 18.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 18.22 million | -2.5% |
| 2004 | 18.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2005 | 18.98 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 19.33 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 19.48 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 19.74 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 20.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 20.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 21.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 21.52 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 22.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 23.67 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 24.20 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 24.71 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 25.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 25.83 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 26.41 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 26.93 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 27.36 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 27.76 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.14 million | -2.2% |
| 2024 | 26.99 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.36 million | 9.15 million | 11.49 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.05 million | 11.84 million | 14.28 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.77 million | 14.54 million | 17.26 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.92 million | 17.73 million | 20.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.55 million | 20.67 million | 26.41 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.24 million | 26.93 million | 27.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.52 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 26.99 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.76 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.15 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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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February 2026 Data Release