School age population, primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States
UIS: Arab States: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 58.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.40 million
Change on year
up 0.2%
Rank
127th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.40 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.09 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UIS: Arab States recorded 58.40 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes 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 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States peaked at 58.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.09 million, in 1970.
That places UIS: Arab States 127th 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 UIS: Arab States, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.09 million | — |
| 1971 | 24.79 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 25.29 million | +2.0% |
| 1973 | 25.79 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 26.24 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 26.65 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 27.18 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 27.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 28.34 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 28.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1980 | 29.44 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 30.06 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 30.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1983 | 31.31 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 31.94 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 32.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 33.29 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 34.03 million | +2.2% |
| 1988 | 34.74 million | +2.1% |
| 1989 | 35.48 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 34.87 million | -1.7% |
| 1991 | 35.98 million | +3.2% |
| 1992 | 36.71 million | +2.0% |
| 1993 | 37.36 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 38.00 million | +1.7% |
| 1995 | 38.48 million | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 38.89 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 39.22 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 39.51 million | +0.7% |
| 1999 | 39.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 40.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 40.46 million | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 40.69 million | +0.6% |
| 2003 | 39.93 million | -1.9% |
| 2004 | 40.11 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 42.10 million | +5.0% |
| 2006 | 42.35 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 42.50 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 42.84 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 42.81 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 43.45 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 44.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 44.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 45.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 48.22 million | +4.9% |
| 2015 | 49.44 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 50.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.14 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 53.31 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 54.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 55.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 56.72 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 57.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58.26 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 58.40 million | +0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.50 million | 24.09 million | 28.90 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 32.36 million | 29.44 million | 35.48 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 37.89 million | 34.87 million | 39.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.39 million | 39.93 million | 42.84 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.69 million | 43.45 million | 54.59 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.35 million | 55.72 million | 58.40 million | 5 |
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More education data for UIS: Arab States
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6559 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.10 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in UIS: Arab States was 58.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The highest recorded value was 58.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in UIS: Arab States?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.09 million in 1970.
- How does UIS: Arab States rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- UIS: Arab States ranks 127th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UIS: Arab States?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UIS: Arab States 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