School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, early childhood educational development was 31.35 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) is 31.35 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 35.17 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 31.35 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 50th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 32.18 million | — |
| 1998 | 32.18 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 32.31 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 32.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 32.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 32.00 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 31.87 million | -0.4% |
| 2004 | 31.93 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 32.17 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 32.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 32.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 33.08 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 33.38 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 33.79 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 33.89 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 34.13 million | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 34.48 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 34.89 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 35.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 35.12 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 34.88 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 34.35 million | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 33.64 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 32.88 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 32.25 million | -1.9% |
| 2022 | 31.78 million | -1.5% |
| 2023 | 31.53 million | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 31.35 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 32.22 million | 32.18 million | 32.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 32.43 million | 31.87 million | 33.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.43 million | 33.64 million | 35.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.96 million | 31.35 million | 32.88 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
More education data for ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 85.23 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.4426 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 76.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 91.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -7.65 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.74 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 31.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.17 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.35 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 50th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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