School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, early childhood educational development was 5.93 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 5.93 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 6.07 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million, in 2003.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 98th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.54 million | 5.49 million | 5.56 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.49 million | 5.35 million | 5.66 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.84 million | 5.55 million | 6.07 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.01 million | 5.93 million | 6.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 95 Liechtenstein, Principality of 1,867 compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 1,791 compare
- 97 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,223 compare
- 98 St. Kitts and Nevis 1,092 compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 994 compare
- 100 Gibraltar 966 compare
- 101 San Marino, Republic of 592 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 5.93 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.07 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million in 2003.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 98th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release