School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia
AIMS: South and West Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 12,113 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia stood at 12,113. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.9% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia peaked at 12.33 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 12,113, in 2024.
That places AIMS: South and West Asia 177th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 9.46 million | — |
| 1997 | 9.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 9.58 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 9.69 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 9.80 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 10.00 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 10.19 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 10.29 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 10.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 10.40 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 10.41 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.46 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 10.75 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 11.12 million | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 11.50 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 11.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 12.16 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 12.33 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 13,094 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 12,608 | -3.7% |
| 2024 | 12,113 | -3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 9.55 million | 9.46 million | 9.69 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 10.37 million | 9.80 million | 11.12 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.96 million | 11.50 million | 12.33 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 12,605 | 12,113 | 13,094 | 3 |
More education data for AIMS: South and West Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.87 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 54.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.57 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 55.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 28.18 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: South and West Asia was 12,113 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 12.33 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12,113 in 2024.
- How does AIMS: South and West Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- AIMS: South and West Asia ranks 177th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in AIMS: South and West Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: South and West Asia 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