School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 27.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
27.88 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
154th
of 221 groups
All-time high
27.88 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.03 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) is 27.88 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 20.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) peaked at 27.88 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.03 million, in 1970.
ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 154th of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.03 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.47 million | +4.9% |
| 1972 | 9.75 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 10.05 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 10.33 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 10.57 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 10.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 11.09 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 11.39 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 11.70 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 12.00 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 12.33 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 12.67 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 13.03 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 13.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 13.81 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 14.19 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 14.61 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 14.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 15.37 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 14.40 million | -6.3% |
| 1991 | 14.69 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 15.05 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 15.44 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 15.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 16.25 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 16.56 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 16.82 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 17.05 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 17.23 million | +1.0% |
| 2000 | 17.36 million | +0.8% |
| 2001 | 17.58 million | +1.3% |
| 2002 | 17.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 16.94 million | -4.3% |
| 2004 | 17.10 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 19.11 million | +11.7% |
| 2006 | 19.38 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 19.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 19.72 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 20.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 20.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 20.71 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 21.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 21.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2014 | 23.13 million | +7.5% |
| 2015 | 23.64 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 24.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 24.82 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 25.49 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 26.21 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 26.82 million | +2.4% |
| 2021 | 27.32 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 27.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 27.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 27.88 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.42 million | 9.03 million | 11.70 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.64 million | 12.00 million | 15.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 15.94 million | 14.40 million | 17.23 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.45 million | 16.94 million | 20.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.11 million | 20.42 million | 26.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.51 million | 26.82 million | 27.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
More education data for ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 82.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.52 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 14.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 6.20 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) was 27.88 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The highest recorded value was 27.88 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.03 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) ranks 154th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Mashreq Subregion (unsdcode:98503) 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