Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes was 193.66 million in 2024. β² Rising
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 193.66 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 4.2% on the previous year and up 3.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 197.35 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 68.86 million, in 1971.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 38th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 84.13 million | 68.86 million | 125.40 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 103.29 million | 88.81 million | 120.66 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 137.13 million | 123.49 million | 146.07 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 169.61 million | 149.39 million | 184.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 186.86 million | 173.69 million | 197.35 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 183.20 million | 175.37 million | 193.66 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 97.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 101.13 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 193.66 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 197.35 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 68.86 million in 1971.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 38th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release