Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both was 7.90 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 7.90 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of down 4.4% on the previous year and down 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 13.42 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.90 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th of 173 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 10.99 million | 8.09 million | 13.42 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 9.18 million | 7.90 million | 11.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 7.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 13.42 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.90 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 173 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release