Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 55.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 55.81 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 55.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 41.64 million, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 41.64 million | — |
| 1998 | 41.64 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 41.69 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 41.89 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 41.91 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 42.39 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 42.59 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 42.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 43.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 43.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 45.25 million | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 45.48 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 45.43 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 46.08 million | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 46.08 million | -0.0% |
| 2013 | 45.96 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 46.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 51.85 million | +12.1% |
| 2016 | 52.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 52.45 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 52.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 53.21 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 54.04 million | +1.6% |
| 2021 | 54.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 55.38 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 55.81 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 55.81 million | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 41.66 million | 41.64 million | 41.69 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 43.06 million | 41.89 million | 45.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.25 million | 45.43 million | 53.21 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.16 million | 54.04 million | 55.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 26.00 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 55.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.64 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 148th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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