School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408): School age population, early childhood education, female was 22.45 million in 2024. ▼ Falling

Latest (2024)
22.45 million
Change on year
down 11.7%
Rank
99th
of 194 groups
All-time high
49.58 million
in 1996
All-time low
22.45 million
in 2024
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1996–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M40.0M50.0M1996201020241996: 49.6M1997: 46.3M1998: 32.3M1999: 31.4M2000: 30.5M2001: 30.3M2002: 29.4M2003: 28.6M2004: 28.4M2005: 28.0M2006: 27.6M2007: 26.9M2008: 26.8M2009: 26.9M2010: 27.2M2011: 27.5M2012: 28.1M2013: 27.7M2014: 28.0M2015: 28.1M2016: 28.7M2017: 28.9M2018: 29.3M2019: 28.5M2020: 28.5M2021: 28.3M2022: 27.3M2023: 25.4M2024: 22.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) is 22.45 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.

That represents a change of down 11.7% on the previous year and down 19.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) peaked at 49.58 million in 1996 and was at its lowest, 22.45 million, in 2024.

ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 99th 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, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, female (number) in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408), 1996 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1996 49.58 million
1997 46.33 million -6.5%
1998 32.35 million -30.2%
1999 31.38 million -3.0%
2000 30.51 million -2.8%
2001 30.28 million -0.7%
2002 29.36 million -3.1%
2003 28.59 million -2.6%
2004 28.43 million -0.6%
2005 28.00 million -1.5%
2006 27.62 million -1.3%
2007 26.91 million -2.6%
2008 26.81 million -0.4%
2009 26.87 million +0.2%
2010 27.16 million +1.1%
2011 27.53 million +1.4%
2012 28.10 million +2.1%
2013 27.67 million -1.5%
2014 28.02 million +1.3%
2015 28.13 million +0.4%
2016 28.73 million +2.1%
2017 28.91 million +0.6%
2018 29.33 million +1.5%
2019 28.52 million -2.8%
2020 28.55 million +0.1%
2021 28.33 million -0.8%
2022 27.26 million -3.8%
2023 25.43 million -6.7%
2024 22.45 million -11.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 39.91 million 31.38 million 49.58 million 4
2000s 28.34 million 26.81 million 30.51 million 10
2010s 28.21 million 27.16 million 29.33 million 10
2020s 26.40 million 22.45 million 28.55 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)

  1. 96 Namibia 281,053 compare
  2. 97 Dominican Republic 274,820 compare
  3. 98 Central African Republic 267,079 compare
  4. 99 Tunisia 267,001 compare
  5. 100 Congo 259,870 compare
  6. 101 Oman 257,364 compare
  7. 102 Netherlands 255,092 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
School age population, early childhood education, female in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) was 22.45 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The highest recorded value was 49.58 million in 1996.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, female recorded in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
The lowest recorded value was 22.45 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) rank for school age population, early childhood education, female?
ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) ranks 99th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, female rising or falling in ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408)?
Over the last ten years it is down 19.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
Where does this ESCAP: East and North-east Asia (enea) (unsdcode:98408) 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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
401 places, 9,806 data points, 1971–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release