School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational was 5.07 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) is 5.07 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 29 years on record.
The figure is down 0.7% on the previous year and down 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 17.38 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5.07 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 104th of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 14.46 million | — |
| 1997 | 14.46 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 14.58 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 14.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2000 | 14.80 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 14.98 million | +1.2% |
| 2002 | 15.16 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 15.22 million | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 15.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 15.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 15.33 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 15.39 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 15.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 16.07 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 16.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 16.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 17.18 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 17.38 million | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 5.42 million | -68.8% |
| 2015 | 5.55 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 5.62 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 5.66 million | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 5.61 million | -0.9% |
| 2019 | 5.54 million | -1.3% |
| 2020 | 5.42 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.28 million | -2.5% |
| 2022 | 5.12 million | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 5.11 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 5.07 million | -0.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, early childhood … age both sexes educational in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | -68.8% | 17.38 million | 5.42 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.55 million | 14.46 million | 14.69 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 15.32 million | 14.80 million | 16.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.13 million | 5.42 million | 17.38 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.20 million | 5.07 million | 5.42 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- 101 San Marino 592 compare
- 102 Nauru 308 compare
- 103 Montserrat 120 compare
- 104 Niue 74 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 24.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 4.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.47 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 8.88 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 5.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 544,032 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 10.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 5.07 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.38 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.07 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 104th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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