School age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, primary education, both sexes was 4.37 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 4.37 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 22.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 4.37 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.39 million, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2023, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3.39 million | — |
| 2011 | 3.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 3.49 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 3.57 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 3.69 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 3.83 million | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 4.00 million | +4.5% |
| 2017 | 4.16 million | +4.1% |
| 2018 | 4.23 million | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 4.27 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 4.27 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 4.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 4.32 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 4.37 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 3.80 million | 3.39 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.31 million | 4.27 million | 4.37 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 4,163 compare
- 203 Andorra 4,083 compare
- 204 Bermuda 3,497 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 3,009 compare
- 206 British Virgin Islands 2,710 compare
- 207 Gibraltar 2,709 compare
- 208 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 2,645 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 22.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.60 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 5.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 4.94 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 344,316 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3665 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 4.37 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 4.37 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.39 million in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 205th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this UNICEF: Gulf Area 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