School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, early childhood education, male was 15.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.34 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
119th
of 194 groups
All-time high
15.34 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.28 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997201020241997: 11.3M1998: 14.6M1999: 14.5M2000: 14.4M2001: 14.4M2002: 14.3M2003: 14.0M2004: 14.2M2005: 14.1M2006: 14.2M2007: 14.1M2008: 14.1M2009: 14.1M2010: 14.1M2011: 14.1M2012: 14.5M2013: 14.6M2014: 14.7M2015: 14.8M2016: 14.8M2017: 14.9M2018: 15.0M2019: 15.2M2020: 15.1M2021: 15.1M2022: 15.2M2023: 15.2M2024: 15.3M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 15.34 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 4.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 15.34 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.28 million, in 1997.

ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th of 194 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood education, male (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 11.28 million
1998 14.57 million +29.2%
1999 14.50 million -0.5%
2000 14.44 million -0.4%
2001 14.38 million -0.5%
2002 14.35 million -0.2%
2003 13.99 million -2.5%
2004 14.17 million +1.3%
2005 14.14 million -0.3%
2006 14.16 million +0.2%
2007 14.13 million -0.2%
2008 14.10 million -0.2%
2009 14.08 million -0.2%
2010 14.07 million -0.1%
2011 14.11 million +0.3%
2012 14.52 million +2.9%
2013 14.60 million +0.5%
2014 14.75 million +1.0%
2015 14.76 million +0.0%
2016 14.78 million +0.2%
2017 14.85 million +0.5%
2018 15.03 million +1.2%
2019 15.17 million +1.0%
2020 15.07 million -0.7%
2021 15.14 million +0.5%
2022 15.19 million +0.4%
2023 15.24 million +0.3%
2024 15.34 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 13.45 million 11.28 million 14.57 million 3
2000s 14.19 million 13.99 million 14.44 million 10
2010s 14.66 million 14.07 million 15.17 million 10
2020s 15.20 million 15.07 million 15.34 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)

  1. 116 Costa Rica 162,630 compare
  2. 117 New Zealand 154,130 compare
  3. 118 Equatorial Guinea 151,940 compare
  4. 119 Finland 150,898 compare
  5. 120 Ireland 149,260 compare
  6. 121 Palestine 146,333 compare
  7. 122 Mongolia 144,540 compare

See the full ranking of 401 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
School age population, early childhood education, male in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 15.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The highest recorded value was 15.34 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, male recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.28 million in 1997.
How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, early childhood education, male?
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 119th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood education, male rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, early childhood education, male (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