School age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 25.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
25.11 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
166th
of 221 groups
All-time high
25.11 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.42 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 stood at 25.11 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 25.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.42 million, in 1970.
GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 166th of 221 groups on this measure, 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 GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.42 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.62 million | +2.3% |
| 1972 | 8.81 million | +2.2% |
| 1973 | 9.00 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 9.20 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 9.40 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.61 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 9.82 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 10.06 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 10.29 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 10.54 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 10.80 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 11.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 11.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 11.75 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 12.12 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 12.53 million | +3.3% |
| 1987 | 12.95 million | +3.4% |
| 1988 | 13.35 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 13.75 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 12.78 million | -7.0% |
| 1991 | 13.18 million | +3.1% |
| 1992 | 13.56 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 13.92 million | +2.7% |
| 1994 | 14.26 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 14.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 14.80 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 15.00 million | +1.3% |
| 1998 | 15.15 million | +1.0% |
| 1999 | 15.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 15.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2002 | 15.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 15.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 17.37 million | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 17.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 17.74 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.98 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.27 million | +1.6% |
| 2010 | 18.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 18.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 19.11 million | +1.6% |
| 2013 | 19.45 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 19.96 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 20.41 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 20.89 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 21.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2019 | 22.56 million | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 23.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 23.83 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 24.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 24.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 25.11 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.32 million | 8.42 million | 10.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 12.03 million | 10.54 million | 13.75 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 14.25 million | 12.78 million | 15.25 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.59 million | 15.29 million | 18.27 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.31 million | 18.56 million | 22.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.30 million | 23.19 million | 25.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 844,570 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.76 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 23.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 11.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 25.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.42 million in 1970.
- How does GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 166th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: Middle East & North Africa Wb Fy24, December 2024 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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