Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) was 21.89 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 21.89 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 21.91 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 7.45 million, in 1979.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.58 million | — |
| 1971 | 7.75 million | -9.7% |
| 1972 | 8.01 million | +3.4% |
| 1973 | 8.01 million | +0.0% |
| 1974 | 8.28 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 8.53 million | +3.0% |
| 1976 | 8.92 million | +4.6% |
| 1977 | 9.22 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 9.44 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 7.45 million | -21.1% |
| 1980 | 10.33 million | +38.7% |
| 1981 | 10.51 million | +1.8% |
| 1982 | 10.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 10.88 million | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 11.16 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 11.42 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 11.75 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 12.15 million | +3.3% |
| 1988 | 12.41 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 12.62 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 13.01 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 13.31 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 13.04 million | -2.0% |
| 1993 | 13.26 million | +1.7% |
| 1994 | 13.53 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 13.68 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 13.83 million | +1.1% |
| 1997 | 14.30 million | +3.4% |
| 1998 | 14.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 15.01 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 15.30 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 15.89 million | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 16.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 15.95 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 16.24 million | +1.8% |
| 2005 | 16.47 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 17.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 16.99 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 17.12 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 17.51 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 17.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 18.35 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 18.75 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 17.54 million | -6.4% |
| 2014 | 18.80 million | +7.2% |
| 2015 | 19.23 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 19.67 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 20.32 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 20.64 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 20.98 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 21.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 21.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 21.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 21.91 million | +1.2% |
| 2024 | 21.89 million | -0.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1980 | +38.7% | 7.45 million | 10.33 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 8.42 million | 7.45 million | 9.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.40 million | 10.33 million | 12.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.76 million | 13.01 million | 15.01 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.48 million | 15.30 million | 17.51 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.21 million | 17.54 million | 20.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.60 million | 21.23 million | 21.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 21.89 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.91 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.45 million in 1979.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release