School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) was 19.70 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) stood at 19.70 million.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 20.96 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.77 million, in 1996.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 138th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 12.77 million | — |
| 1997 | 13.84 million | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 20.56 million | +48.5% |
| 1999 | 20.61 million | +0.3% |
| 2000 | 20.66 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 20.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 20.87 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 20.38 million | -2.3% |
| 2004 | 20.87 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 20.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 20.96 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 20.86 million | -0.5% |
| 2008 | 20.68 million | -0.9% |
| 2009 | 20.47 million | -1.0% |
| 2010 | 20.29 million | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 20.10 million | -0.9% |
| 2012 | 19.97 million | -0.7% |
| 2013 | 19.77 million | -1.0% |
| 2014 | 19.53 million | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 19.32 million | -1.1% |
| 2016 | 19.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 19.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 19.29 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 19.39 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 19.48 million | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 19.54 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 19.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 19.61 million | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 19.70 million | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +48.5% | 13.84 million | 20.56 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.95 million | 12.77 million | 20.61 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 20.74 million | 20.38 million | 20.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.60 million | 19.17 million | 20.29 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.59 million | 19.48 million | 19.70 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 19.70 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 20.96 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.77 million in 1996.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 138th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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