School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438): School age population, early childhood educational development was 20.68 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
20.68 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
12th
of 187 groups
All-time high
26.11 million
in 2013
All-time low
20.58 million
in 2014
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1997–2024

010.0M20.0M30.0M1997201020241997: 20.7M1998: 20.8M1999: 20.7M2000: 20.9M2001: 21.1M2002: 21.5M2003: 22.0M2004: 22.0M2005: 22.4M2006: 22.8M2007: 23.1M2008: 23.6M2009: 24.2M2010: 24.7M2011: 25.2M2012: 25.7M2013: 26.1M2014: 20.6M2015: 20.9M2016: 21.1M2017: 21.3M2018: 21.3M2019: 21.2M2020: 21.0M2021: 20.9M2022: 20.8M2023: 20.8M2024: 20.7M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) stood at 20.68 million.

That represents a change of down 0.4% on the previous year and up 0.5% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) peaked at 26.11 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 20.58 million, in 2014.

That places ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 12th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 20.73 million
1998 20.78 million +0.3%
1999 20.68 million -0.5%
2000 20.87 million +1.0%
2001 21.08 million +1.0%
2002 21.51 million +2.1%
2003 21.96 million +2.1%
2004 22.04 million +0.3%
2005 22.44 million +1.8%
2006 22.76 million +1.4%
2007 23.09 million +1.5%
2008 23.61 million +2.2%
2009 24.20 million +2.5%
2010 24.73 million +2.2%
2011 25.22 million +2.0%
2012 25.67 million +1.8%
2013 26.11 million +1.7%
2014 20.58 million -21.2%
2015 20.87 million +1.4%
2016 21.12 million +1.2%
2017 21.31 million +0.9%
2018 21.32 million +0.1%
2019 21.18 million -0.6%
2020 21.05 million -0.6%
2021 20.90 million -0.7%
2022 20.79 million -0.5%
2023 20.75 million -0.2%
2024 20.68 million -0.4%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 20.73 million 20.68 million 20.78 million 3
2000s 22.36 million 20.87 million 24.20 million 10
2010s 22.81 million 20.58 million 26.11 million 10
2020s 20.83 million 20.68 million 21.05 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)

  1. 9 Türkiye 1.54 million compare
  2. 10 Myanmar 1.27 million compare
  3. 11 Ghana 1.26 million compare
  4. 12 Russian Federation 1.25 million compare
  5. 13 Germany 1.08 million compare
  6. 14 Colombia 1.08 million compare
  7. 15 Japan 1.04 million compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) was 20.68 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The highest recorded value was 26.11 million in 2013.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
The lowest recorded value was 20.58 million in 2014.
How does ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) ranks 12th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438)?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Lower Middle Income Economies (wb_lower_mid) (unsdcode:98438) 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