School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World
Arab World: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 28.21 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World stood at 28.21 million number. That is the highest value across all 23 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 55.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World peaked at 28.21 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 17.05 million number, in 1997.
Arab World ranks 30th of 39 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 17.05 million number | — |
| 1998 | 17.69 million number | +3.8% |
| 1999 | 17.66 million number | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 17.74 million number | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 17.84 million number | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 17.91 million number | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 17.98 million number | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 18.32 million number | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 17.86 million number | -2.5% |
| 2006 | 17.45 million number | -2.3% |
| 2007 | 17.66 million number | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 17.90 million number | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.16 million number | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 18.46 million number | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 18.77 million number | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 19.14 million number | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 24.77 million number | +29.4% |
| 2014 | 25.56 million number | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 26.15 million number | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 26.62 million number | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 27.23 million number | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 27.77 million number | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 28.21 million number | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.47 million number | 17.05 million number | 17.69 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 17.88 million number | 17.45 million number | 18.32 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.27 million number | 18.46 million number | 28.21 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near Arab World
- 27 Tanzania, United Republic of 3.44 million number compare
- 28 Peru 3.33 million number compare
- 29 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 3.21 million number compare
- 30 Mozambique 2.88 million number compare
- 31 Guatemala 2.85 million number compare
- 32 Uzbekistan 2.69 million number compare
- 33 Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of 2.65 million number compare
More reference data data for Arab World
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 5.03 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry 4.80 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, female 5.44 years (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, male 5.75 years (2019)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in Arab World was 28.21 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The highest recorded value was 28.21 million number in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in Arab World?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.05 million number in 1997.
- How does Arab World rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- Arab World ranks 30th out of 39 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in Arab World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 55.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Arab World data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to early childhood education (ISCED 0) as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. Within ISCED 0, early childhood educational development programmes are targeted at children aged 0 to 2 years, and pre-primary education programmes are targeted at children aged 3 years until the age to start ISCED 1. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/