School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) was 224.09 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 224.09 million. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 3.2% on the previous year and down 9.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 284.91 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 224.09 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 7th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 284.91 million | — |
| 1997 | 279.34 million | -2.0% |
| 1998 | 256.44 million | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 254.28 million | -0.8% |
| 2000 | 252.22 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 252.74 million | +0.2% |
| 2002 | 250.72 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 248.66 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 249.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 249.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 249.44 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 248.34 million | -0.4% |
| 2008 | 248.55 million | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 249.25 million | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 250.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 253.03 million | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 256.26 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 256.77 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 246.29 million | -4.1% |
| 2015 | 247.01 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 248.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 248.53 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 248.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 245.42 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 243.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 241.19 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 237.13 million | -1.7% |
| 2023 | 231.58 million | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 224.09 million | -3.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 268.74 million | 254.28 million | 284.91 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 249.89 million | 248.34 million | 252.74 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 250.11 million | 245.42 million | 256.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 235.46 million | 224.09 million | 243.31 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 224.09 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 284.91 million in 1996.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 224.09 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 7th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.0%. 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 School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release