School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 18.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.64 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
171st
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.47 million
in 2022
All-time low
7.31 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) stood at 18.64 million.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) peaked at 19.47 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 7.31 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) 171st 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, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.31 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.41 million | +1.4% |
| 1972 | 7.51 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.62 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 7.74 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 7.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 7.98 million | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 8.11 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 8.24 million | +1.7% |
| 1979 | 8.45 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 8.68 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 8.84 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 8.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 9.11 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 9.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 9.49 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 9.71 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 9.94 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 10.15 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 10.30 million | +1.5% |
| 1990 | 10.49 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.67 million | +1.8% |
| 1992 | 10.79 million | +1.1% |
| 1993 | 10.97 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 11.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 11.45 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.66 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.82 million | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 11.98 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 12.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 12.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2001 | 12.94 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 13.28 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 12.69 million | -4.5% |
| 2004 | 12.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 13.22 million | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 13.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 13.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 13.99 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 14.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 14.97 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 15.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2013 | 15.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 16.92 million | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 17.30 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 18.01 million | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 18.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 18.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 18.97 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 19.21 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 19.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 18.80 million | -3.4% |
| 2024 | 18.64 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.82 million | 7.31 million | 8.45 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.45 million | 8.68 million | 10.30 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.33 million | 10.49 million | 12.28 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.32 million | 12.61 million | 14.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.73 million | 14.64 million | 18.67 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.02 million | 18.64 million | 19.47 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- 168 Western Sahara 46,721 compare
- 169 Belize 46,333 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 43,358 compare
- 171 Maldives 42,759 compare
- 172 Macau, China 40,300 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 39,564 compare
- 174 Montenegro 38,850 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 661,389 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 685,428 (2020)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 441,485 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 316,507 (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 3.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.2475 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.35 million (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)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) was 18.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.47 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.31 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509) ranks 171st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Low-income Countries (lics) (unsdcode:98509)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release