School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 26.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
26.76 million
Change on year
up 0.3%
Rank
168th
of 221 groups
All-time high
26.76 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.04 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) stood at 26.76 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 33.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) peaked at 26.76 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.04 million, in 1970.
That places ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 7.04 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.11 million | +1.0% |
| 1972 | 7.21 million | +1.4% |
| 1973 | 7.32 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 7.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 7.70 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 7.95 million | +3.3% |
| 1977 | 8.02 million | +0.9% |
| 1978 | 8.27 million | +3.1% |
| 1979 | 8.57 million | +3.6% |
| 1980 | 8.87 million | +3.5% |
| 1981 | 9.34 million | +5.3% |
| 1982 | 9.52 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 9.74 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 9.99 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 10.26 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 10.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 10.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 11.04 million | +2.4% |
| 1989 | 11.24 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 11.49 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 11.66 million | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 11.86 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 12.14 million | +2.3% |
| 1994 | 12.56 million | +3.5% |
| 1995 | 12.87 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 13.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 13.49 million | +2.3% |
| 1998 | 13.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 14.22 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 14.63 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 15.07 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 15.49 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 16.80 million | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 17.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 17.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 18.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 18.45 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 18.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 19.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 19.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 19.98 million | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 20.26 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 20.67 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 19.98 million | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 20.38 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 20.84 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 21.35 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 21.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 22.31 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 23.96 million | +7.4% |
| 2021 | 24.55 million | +2.5% |
| 2022 | 25.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 26.67 million | +6.2% |
| 2024 | 26.76 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.67 million | 7.04 million | 8.57 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.13 million | 8.87 million | 11.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.73 million | 11.49 million | 14.22 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.14 million | 14.63 million | 19.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 20.72 million | 19.62 million | 22.31 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.41 million | 23.96 million | 26.76 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- 165 Montenegro 64,530 compare
- 166 Cape Verde 59,063 compare
- 167 Cyprus 57,363 compare
- 168 Western Sahara 53,016 compare
- 169 Luxembourg 49,432 compare
- 170 Vanuatu 49,350 compare
- 171 Maldives 45,432 compare
More education data for ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.63 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 348,275 (2019)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.69 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.55 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.82 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -1.32 % change on previous year (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 625,738 (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -1.19 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -1.43 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.52 million (2016)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) was 26.76 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The highest recorded value was 26.76 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.04 million in 1970.
- How does ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: Arab Countries In-conflict (unsdcode:98506) 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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February 2026 Data Release