School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School age population, early childhood education, female (number) was 26.49 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
26.49 million
Change on year
down 1.3%
Rank
82nd
of 194 groups
All-time high
28.73 million
in 2018
All-time low
26.49 million
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) recorded 26.49 million for school age population, early childhood education, female in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.3% on the previous year and down 6.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 28.73 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 26.49 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 82nd of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 27.98 million | — |
| 1998 | 27.96 million | -0.1% |
| 1999 | 27.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 27.60 million | -0.7% |
| 2001 | 27.42 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 27.19 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 27.05 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 27.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.13 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 27.23 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 27.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 27.61 million | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 27.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 27.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 27.77 million | -0.5% |
| 2012 | 28.02 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 28.21 million | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 28.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 28.40 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 28.49 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 28.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 28.73 million | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 28.35 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 27.91 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 27.56 million | -1.3% |
| 2022 | 27.19 million | -1.3% |
| 2023 | 26.83 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 26.49 million | -1.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 27.91 million | 27.80 million | 27.98 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 27.36 million | 27.05 million | 27.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.29 million | 27.77 million | 28.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.20 million | 26.49 million | 27.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 34.89 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1119 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 67.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.0449 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 26.49 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.73 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.49 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 82nd out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release