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
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 22.35 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 10.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 11.61 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 742,097 (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.03 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 6.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.21 million (2024)
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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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February 2026 Data Release