SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia vs Zambia: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
102.15 million
in 2024
Zambia
2.46 million
in 2025
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank
38th
Zambia rank
36th

School age population, early childhood education, both sexes over time

  • SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
  • Zambia
050.0M100.0M150.0M199620102025

How they compare

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia currently reports 102.15 million against 2.46 million in Zambia, a difference of 99.69 million.

That makes SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia's figure about 41.5 times Zambia's.

Across all 27 years both countries report, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has been ahead every year.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 36th of 194 groups.

SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia Zambia Difference Ahead
1990s 124.97 million 2.27 million 122.71 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2000s 116.99 million 1.74 million 115.25 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2010s 118.94 million 2.07 million 116.87 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
2020s 112.16 million 2.35 million 109.81 million SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, early childhood education, both sexes, SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia or Zambia?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, at 102.15 million against 2.46 million in Zambia as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, early childhood education, both sexes between SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia?
99.69 million, with SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia?
27 years are reported by both, from 1998 to 2024.
How do SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia and Zambia rank globally for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 38th and Zambia ranks 36th of 194 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,808 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release