School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development was 36.19 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific recorded 36.19 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 53.04 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 36.19 million, in 2024.
That places AIMS: Asia and the Pacific 17th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 50.10 million | — |
| 1998 | 50.21 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 50.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 50.01 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 50.01 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.91 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 49.78 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 50.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 50.00 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.99 million | -0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 50.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 51.66 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 52.24 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 52.53 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 53.04 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 51.43 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 39.62 million | -23.0% |
| 2015 | 39.78 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 39.81 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 39.55 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 38.90 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 38.11 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 37.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2021 | 37.16 million | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 36.84 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 36.51 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 36.19 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 50.15 million | 50.10 million | 50.21 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 50.26 million | 49.78 million | 51.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.50 million | 38.11 million | 53.04 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.86 million | 36.19 million | 37.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 150.98 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 175.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6455 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 190.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1621 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 120.01 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -0.2784 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 36.19 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 53.04 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.19 million in 2024.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 17th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release