School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 12.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 12.36 million.
The figure is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 8.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 12.36 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 9.69 million, in 2007.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 150th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 11.60 million | — |
| 1998 | 11.61 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 11.53 million | -0.7% |
| 2000 | 11.44 million | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 11.21 million | -2.1% |
| 2002 | 10.96 million | -2.2% |
| 2003 | 10.04 million | -8.4% |
| 2004 | 9.89 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 9.71 million | -1.9% |
| 2006 | 9.69 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 9.69 million | -0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.77 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 9.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 10.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 10.29 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 10.60 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 10.92 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 11.43 million | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 11.65 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 11.83 million | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 11.99 million | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 12.18 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 12.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 12.07 million | -2.3% |
| 2021 | 12.15 million | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 12.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 12.24 million | +0.5% |
| 2024 | 12.36 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.58 million | 11.53 million | 11.61 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 10.23 million | 9.69 million | 11.44 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.33 million | 10.05 million | 12.36 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.20 million | 12.07 million | 12.36 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 8.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 12.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 12.36 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.69 million in 2007.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 150th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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