School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 25.17 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 recorded 25.17 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 2.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 36.94 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 24.37 million, in 2017.
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 24.69 million | — |
| 1997 | 24.87 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 31.82 million | +27.9% |
| 1999 | 32.17 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 32.55 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 33.02 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 33.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 33.37 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 33.78 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 34.07 million | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 34.19 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 34.29 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 34.49 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 34.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 35.62 million | +2.4% |
| 2011 | 36.15 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 36.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 36.94 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 24.63 million | -33.3% |
| 2015 | 24.56 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 24.43 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 24.37 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 24.46 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 24.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 24.51 million | -0.1% |
| 2021 | 24.59 million | +0.3% |
| 2022 | 24.78 million | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 24.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 25.17 million | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -33.3% | 36.94 million | 24.63 million |
| 1998 | +27.9% | 24.87 million | 31.82 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.39 million | 24.69 million | 32.17 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 33.81 million | 32.55 million | 34.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.23 million | 24.37 million | 36.94 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.80 million | 24.51 million | 25.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 25.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 36.94 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.37 million in 2017.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 125th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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