School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, early childhood educational development was 2.24 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
2.24 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
108th
of 187 groups
All-time high
2.72 million
in 2017
All-time low
1.86 million
in 2002
Years of data
26
1999–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024

01.0M2.0M3.0M1999201120241999: 1.9M2000: 1.9M2001: 1.9M2002: 1.9M2003: 1.9M2004: 1.9M2005: 2.0M2006: 2.0M2007: 2.0M2008: 2.0M2009: 2.1M2010: 2.2M2011: 2.3M2012: 2.3M2013: 2.3M2014: 2.6M2015: 2.7M2016: 2.7M2017: 2.7M2018: 2.7M2019: 2.6M2020: 2.4M2021: 2.3M2022: 2.3M2023: 2.3M2024: 2.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) recorded 2.24 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 13.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.72 million in 2017 and was at its lowest, 1.86 million, in 2002.

ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 108th of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1999 1.91 million
2000 1.91 million +0.0%
2001 1.88 million -1.4%
2002 1.86 million -0.9%
2003 1.87 million +0.3%
2004 1.91 million +2.4%
2005 2.00 million +4.3%
2006 2.04 million +2.2%
2007 2.03 million -0.4%
2008 2.04 million +0.2%
2009 2.10 million +3.4%
2010 2.23 million +5.8%
2011 2.28 million +2.3%
2012 2.28 million +0.0%
2013 2.34 million +2.6%
2014 2.60 million +11.0%
2015 2.68 million +3.3%
2016 2.70 million +0.6%
2017 2.72 million +1.0%
2018 2.70 million -0.8%
2019 2.56 million -5.1%
2020 2.42 million -5.4%
2021 2.35 million -3.1%
2022 2.31 million -1.6%
2023 2.26 million -2.2%
2024 2.24 million -0.9%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 1.91 million 1.91 million 1.91 million 1
2000s 1.96 million 1.86 million 2.10 million 10
2010s 2.51 million 2.23 million 2.72 million 10
2020s 2.32 million 2.24 million 2.42 million 5

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 2.24 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 2017.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
The lowest recorded value was 1.86 million in 2002.
How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 108th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
Over the last ten years it is down 13.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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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Indicator
School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
291 places, 5,922 data points, 1972–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release