ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) vs France: School age population, one year before the official primary entry

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
16.37 million
in 2024
France
361,045
in 2024
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank
42nd
France rank
40th

School age population, one year before the official primary entry over time

  • ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
  • France
05.0M10.0M15.0M199920112024

How they compare

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) currently reports 16.37 million against 361,045 in France, a difference of 16.01 million.

That makes ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)'s figure about 45.3 times France's.

Across all 24 years both countries report, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has been ahead every year.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd and France ranks 40th of 221 groups.

ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) France Difference Ahead
2000s 16.75 million 380,607 16.37 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2010s 16.96 million 399,647 16.56 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
2020s 16.46 million 375,558 16.08 million ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher school age population, one year before the official primary entry, ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) or France?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), at 16.37 million against 361,045 in France as of 2024.
What is the difference in school age population, one year before the official primary entry between ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and France?
16.01 million, with ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and France?
24 years are reported by both, from 2001 to 2024.
How do ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) and France rank globally for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 42nd and France ranks 40th of 221 groups.
Where does this data come from?
UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, female (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, one year before the official primary entry age, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,763 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release