School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School age population, early childhood educational development was 15.59 million in 2024. β¬ Flat
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) is 15.59 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 17.12 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 15.59 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 44th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.28 million | 16.22 million | 16.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 16.18 million | 15.91 million | 16.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.87 million | 16.48 million | 17.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.89 million | 15.59 million | 16.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- 41 Nicaragua 192,635 compare
- 42 El Salvador 191,147 compare
- 43 Belgium 170,575 compare
- 44 Oman 166,498 compare
- 45 Turkmenistan 152,681 compare
- 46 Greece 152,317 compare
- 47 Kyrgyz Republic 144,670 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 29.39 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 12.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 30.73 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.15 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 34.89 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.89 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 15.59 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.12 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.59 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 44th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release