School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 91.83 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 91.83 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 109.83 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 91.83 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 56th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 103.92 million | — |
| 2000 | 104.30 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 106.07 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 106.81 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 106.97 million | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 107.89 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 108.71 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 109.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 108.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 108.68 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 108.26 million | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 108.36 million | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 109.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 109.63 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 109.83 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 97.35 million | -11.4% |
| 2015 | 96.95 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 96.32 million | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 95.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 94.46 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 93.74 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 93.24 million | -0.5% |
| 2021 | 93.06 million | -0.2% |
| 2022 | 92.59 million | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 92.17 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 91.83 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 103.92 million | 103.92 million | 103.92 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 107.58 million | 104.30 million | 109.08 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 101.15 million | 93.74 million | 109.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.58 million | 91.83 million | 93.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 91.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 109.83 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.83 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 56th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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