School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 29.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 29.84 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 29.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 22.16 million, in 1997.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 22.16 million | — |
| 1998 | 28.66 million | +29.4% |
| 1999 | 28.56 million | -0.4% |
| 2000 | 28.47 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 28.33 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 28.25 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 27.53 million | -2.6% |
| 2004 | 27.84 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 27.74 million | -0.4% |
| 2006 | 27.75 million | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.66 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 27.59 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 27.54 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 27.52 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 27.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 28.38 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 28.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 28.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 28.82 million | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 28.84 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 28.98 million | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 29.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 29.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 29.31 million | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 29.44 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 29.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 29.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.84 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.46 million | 22.16 million | 28.66 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.87 million | 27.53 million | 28.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.62 million | 27.52 million | 29.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.55 million | 29.31 million | 29.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 116 Costa Rica 319,356 compare
- 117 New Zealand 301,470 compare
- 118 Equatorial Guinea 300,875 compare
- 119 Finland 295,160 compare
- 120 Ireland 293,631 compare
- 121 Palestine, State of 285,913 compare
- 122 Mongolia 282,921 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 9.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 29.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 29.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.16 million in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. 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 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