Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 106.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 106.36 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 11.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 106.58 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.74 million, in 1997.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 114th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 42.74 million | — |
| 1998 | 42.74 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 43.23 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 44.03 million | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 44.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2002 | 83.53 million | +88.8% |
| 2003 | 86.83 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 86.83 million | -0.0% |
| 2005 | 93.75 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 93.46 million | -0.3% |
| 2007 | 93.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 93.22 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 93.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 92.95 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 92.26 million | -0.7% |
| 2012 | 94.54 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 94.67 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 95.03 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 97.03 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 97.85 million | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 98.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 103.61 million | +5.4% |
| 2019 | 104.58 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 105.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 106.07 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 106.49 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 106.58 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 106.36 million | -0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +88.8% | 44.24 million | 83.53 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.90 million | 42.74 million | 43.23 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 81.23 million | 44.03 million | 93.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.08 million | 92.26 million | 104.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 106.16 million | 105.31 million | 106.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34.89 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 106.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 106.58 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.74 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 114th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release