School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 16.50 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) stood at 16.50 million. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 12.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 16.50 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.99 million, in 2012.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 141st of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 13 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 13.99 million | — |
| 2013 | 14.27 million | +1.9% |
| 2014 | 14.65 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 15.00 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 15.40 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 15.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 15.97 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 16.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 16.26 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 16.29 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 16.16 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 16.42 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 16.50 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 15.15 million | 13.99 million | 16.10 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 16.33 million | 16.16 million | 16.50 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 138 Botswana 175,957 compare
- 139 Guinea-Bissau 175,336 compare
- 140 Lesotho 158,445 compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 152,280 compare
- 142 Hong Kong, China 127,500 compare
- 143 Puerto Rico 117,286 compare
- 144 Bahrain 116,346 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.80 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 16.50 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.50 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.99 million in 2012.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 141st out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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