School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World

Arab World: School age population, one year before than official primary entry age was 4.80 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
4.80 million number
Change on year
up 2.6%
Rank
32nd
of 45 groups
All-time high
4.80 million number
in 2019
All-time low
2.07 million number
in 1970
Years of data
50
1970–2019

School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World, 1970–2019

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World is 4.80 million number, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 50 years on record.

That represents a change of up 2.6% on the previous year and up 25.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World peaked at 4.80 million number in 2019 and was at its lowest, 2.07 million number, in 1970.

That places Arab World 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 50 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 2.30 million number 2.07 million number 2.54 million number 10
1980s 2.91 million number 2.59 million number 3.25 million number 10
1990s 3.50 million number 3.32 million number 3.58 million number 10
2000s 3.69 million number 3.60 million number 3.83 million number 10
2010s 4.30 million number 3.89 million number 4.80 million number 10

Countries ranked near Arab World

  1. 29 United Kingdom 398,744 number compare
  2. 30 Niger 391,859 number compare
  3. 31 Yemen 391,793 number compare
  4. 32 France 391,211 number compare
  5. 33 Ghana 389,917 number compare
  6. 34 Cameroon 379,320 number compare
  7. 35 Cote d'Ivoire 371,355 number compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World?
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World was 4.80 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Arab World?
The highest recorded value was 4.80 million number in 2019.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before than official primary entry age recorded in Arab World?
The lowest recorded value was 2.07 million number in 1970.
How does Arab World rank for school age population, one year before than official primary entry age?
Arab World ranks 32nd out of 45 groups with data for 2019.
Is school age population, one year before than official primary entry age rising or falling in Arab World?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. 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, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age, female (number)
Unit
number
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
247 places, 12,237 data points, 1970–2020
Last refreshed

Female population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to one year before the official primary entry age as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration. For more information, consult the UNESCO Institute of Statistics website: http://www.uis.unesco.org/Education/