School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, early childhood educational development was 42.68 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) stood at 42.68 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 60.37 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 42.68 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.66 million | 56.61 million | 56.72 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 56.91 million | 56.23 million | 58.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.18 million | 45.78 million | 60.37 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.60 million | 42.68 million | 44.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- 8 South Africa 3.48 million compare
- 9 Türkiye, Republic of 3.15 million compare
- 10 Myanmar 2.62 million compare
- 11 Russian Federation 2.57 million compare
- 12 Ghana 2.56 million compare
- 13 Germany 2.22 million compare
- 14 Colombia 2.21 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 216.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 42.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 60.37 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.68 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 11th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 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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February 2026 Data Release