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 2.88 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 2.88 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.2% on the previous year and down 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 2.95 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 2.62 million, in 2003.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 98th of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.72 million | 2.70 million | 2.73 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 2.69 million | 2.62 million | 2.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.84 million | 2.70 million | 2.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.92 million | 2.88 million | 2.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 95 Liechtenstein 887 compare
- 96 Cayman Islands 880 compare
- 97 Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands 602 compare
- 98 St. Kitts and Nevis 537 compare
- 99 British Virgin Islands 486 compare
- 100 Gibraltar 469 compare
- 101 San Marino, Republic of 300 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 23.90 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
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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 2.88 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 2.95 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 2.62 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 down 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release