School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 17.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.06 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
178th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.51 million
in 2022
All-time low
6.76 million
in 1974
Years of data
51
1974–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), 1974–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) is 17.06 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) peaked at 17.51 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 6.76 million, in 1974.
That places ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 51 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1974 | 6.76 million | — |
| 1975 | 6.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 6.93 million | +1.3% |
| 1977 | 7.02 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 7.12 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 7.28 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 7.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 7.55 million | +1.5% |
| 1982 | 7.61 million | +0.7% |
| 1983 | 7.73 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 7.85 million | +1.6% |
| 1985 | 8.00 million | +1.9% |
| 1986 | 8.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 8.34 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 8.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 8.63 million | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 8.77 million | +1.7% |
| 1991 | 8.92 million | +1.7% |
| 1992 | 8.99 million | +0.8% |
| 1993 | 9.11 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 9.33 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 9.49 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 9.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.79 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 9.93 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 10.22 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 10.54 million | +3.2% |
| 2001 | 10.87 million | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 11.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 11.48 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 11.76 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 12.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 12.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 12.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 12.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.00 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 13.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 13.65 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 13.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 14.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 14.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 14.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 15.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 15.59 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 15.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 16.25 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 16.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 17.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 17.51 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 17.04 million | -2.7% |
| 2024 | 17.06 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.99 million | 6.76 million | 7.28 million | 6 |
| 1980s | 7.98 million | 7.44 million | 8.63 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.42 million | 8.77 million | 10.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 11.82 million | 10.54 million | 13.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.77 million | 13.33 million | 16.25 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.05 million | 16.63 million | 17.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 99.0% (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.5% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.55 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.0% (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.29 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 391,501 (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 5.85 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.91 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) was 17.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.51 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.76 million in 1974.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505) ranks 178th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Ldcs Subregion (unsdcode:98505)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release