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

Latest (2024)
5.93 million
Change on year
down 1.1%
Rank
98th
of 187 groups
All-time high
6.07 million
in 2018
All-time low
5.35 million
in 2003
Years of data
29
1996–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1996–2024

02.0M4.0M6.0M1996201020241996: 5.6M1997: 5.6M1998: 5.6M1999: 5.5M2000: 5.4M2001: 5.4M2002: 5.4M2003: 5.3M2004: 5.7M2005: 5.6M2006: 5.6M2007: 5.5M2008: 5.5M2009: 5.5M2010: 5.5M2011: 5.6M2012: 5.6M2013: 5.6M2014: 5.9M2015: 6.0M2016: 6.0M2017: 6.1M2018: 6.1M2019: 6.0M2020: 6.0M2021: 6.1M2022: 6.0M2023: 6.0M2024: 5.9M

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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest 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)

  1. 95 Liechtenstein, Principality of 1,867 compare
  2. 96 Cayman Islands 1,791 compare
  3. 97 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 1,223 compare
  4. 98 St. Kitts and Nevis 1,092 compare
  5. 99 British Virgin Islands 994 compare
  6. 100 Gibraltar 966 compare
  7. 101 San Marino, Republic of 592 compare

See the full ranking of 291 places →

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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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release