School age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area
UNICEF: Gulf Area: School age population, primary education, female was 2.14 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
UNICEF: Gulf Area recorded 2.14 million for school age population, primary education, female in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area peaked at 2.14 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1.62 million, in 2010.
That places UNICEF: Gulf Area 202nd 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, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1.62 million | — |
| 2011 | 1.63 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 1.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 1.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 1.78 million | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 1.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 1.92 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 2.01 million | +4.6% |
| 2018 | 2.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 2.08 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 2.08 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 2.09 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 2.12 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 2.14 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 1.83 million | 1.62 million | 2.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million | 2.08 million | 2.14 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near UNICEF: Gulf Area
- 199 United States Virgin Islands 2,536 compare
- 200 Marshall Islands 2,487 compare
- 201 Cayman Islands 2,292 compare
- 202 Saint Kitts and Nevis 2,087 compare
- 203 Andorra 1,984 compare
- 204 Bermuda 1,709 compare
- 205 Turks and Caicos Islands 1,529 compare
More education data for UNICEF: Gulf Area
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 344,316 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 2.41 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 1.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 2.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 796,027 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 2.22 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 1.02 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 977,542 (2023)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 2.60 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- School age population, primary education, female in UNICEF: Gulf Area was 2.14 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The highest recorded value was 2.14 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, female recorded in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.62 million in 2010.
- How does UNICEF: Gulf Area rank for school age population, primary education, female?
- UNICEF: Gulf Area ranks 202nd out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, primary education, female rising or falling in UNICEF: Gulf Area?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release