School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, early childhood educational development was 7.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 2012–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) stood at 7.48 million.
That represents a change of up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 7.55 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 6.48 million, in 2012.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 89th 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 13 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 6.87 million | 6.48 million | 7.36 million | 8 |
| 2020s | 7.48 million | 7.39 million | 7.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- 86 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 11,700
- 87 Barbados 9,368 compare
- 88 Curaçao 4,193 compare
- 89 Grenada 4,039 compare
- 90 St. Lucia 3,998 compare
- 91 Antigua and Barbuda 3,296 compare
- 92 Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands 3,080 compare
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 25.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 7.48 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.55 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.48 million in 2012.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 89th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release