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
School age population, one year before than official primary entry age in Arab World, 1970–2019
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More reference data data for Arab World
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 9.83 million number (2019)
- School age population, one year before than official primary entry age 5.03 million number (2019)
- School life expectancy, primary, both sexes 5.6 years (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 progr 90.3% (2019)
- School life expectancy, pre-primary, both sexes 0.6009 years (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio for tertiary education, adjusted gender parity i 1.1 GPIA (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male 870,261 number (2019)
- Gross enrolment ratio, pre-primary, adjusted gender parity index 0.9935 GPIA (2019)
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
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/