School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries
ALECSO: Gulf Countries: School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 4.87 million in 2023. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, 2010–2023
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ALECSO: Gulf Countries recorded 4.87 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2023. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 25.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries peaked at 4.87 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 3.85 million, in 2014.
ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 200th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4.16 million | — |
| 2011 | 4.15 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 3.99 million | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 3.88 million | -2.8% |
| 2014 | 3.85 million | -0.7% |
| 2015 | 3.87 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 3.94 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 4.06 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 4.22 million | +3.8% |
| 2019 | 4.28 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 4.58 million | +6.9% |
| 2021 | 4.67 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 4.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 4.87 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 4.04 million | 3.85 million | 4.28 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.73 million | 4.58 million | 4.87 million | 4 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- 197 Marshall Islands 5,705 compare
- 198 American Samoa 5,636 compare
- 199 Andorra 5,126 compare
- 200 Cayman Islands 4,777 compare
- 201 Bermuda 4,614 compare
- 202 Dominica 4,348 compare
- 203 Gibraltar 3,350 compare
More education data for ALECSO: Gulf Countries
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 21.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 18.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 25.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 126,525 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 252,534 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 11.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 98.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ALECSO: Gulf Countries was 4.87 million in 2023, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 4.87 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.85 million in 2014.
- How does ALECSO: Gulf Countries rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ALECSO: Gulf Countries ranks 200th out of 221 groups with data for 2023.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ALECSO: Gulf Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Gulf Countries data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release