Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development was 3.64 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 3.64 million. That is the lowest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is down 7.1% on the previous year and down 13.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 6.94 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 3.64 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 13th of 172 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 13 years of available data.
Enrolment in early childhood … early female educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3.96 million | — |
| 2013 | 4.14 million | +4.5% |
| 2014 | 4.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.52 million | +31.8% |
| 2016 | 6.66 million | +20.7% |
| 2017 | 6.90 million | +3.5% |
| 2018 | 6.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 6.23 million | -10.2% |
| 2020 | 5.48 million | -12.1% |
| 2021 | 4.65 million | -15.0% |
| 2022 | 4.04 million | -13.1% |
| 2023 | 3.92 million | -3.1% |
| 2024 | 3.64 million | -7.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 5.57 million | 3.96 million | 6.94 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 4.35 million | 3.64 million | 5.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 216.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 61.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 415.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 3.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.94 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.64 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 13th out of 172 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in early childhood educational development programmes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.1%. 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release