School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437): School age population, early childhood educational development was 15.25 million in 2024. ▬ Flat

Latest (2024)
15.25 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
50th
of 187 groups
All-time high
17.11 million
in 2015
All-time low
15.25 million
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997–2024

05.0M10.0M15.0M1997201020241997: 15.7M1998: 15.7M1999: 15.7M2000: 15.8M2001: 15.7M2002: 15.6M2003: 15.5M2004: 15.6M2005: 15.7M2006: 15.8M2007: 16.0M2008: 16.1M2009: 16.3M2010: 16.5M2011: 16.5M2012: 16.6M2013: 16.8M2014: 17.0M2015: 17.1M2016: 17.1M2017: 17.0M2018: 16.7M2019: 16.4M2020: 16.0M2021: 15.7M2022: 15.5M2023: 15.3M2024: 15.2M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) recorded 15.25 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.6% on the previous year and down 10.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) peaked at 17.11 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 15.25 million, in 2024.

That places ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 50th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.

School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), year by year

Annual values for School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number) in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437), 1997 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1997 15.68 million
1998 15.68 million +0.0%
1999 15.74 million +0.4%
2000 15.75 million +0.0%
2001 15.70 million -0.4%
2002 15.59 million -0.7%
2003 15.53 million -0.4%
2004 15.55 million +0.2%
2005 15.67 million +0.7%
2006 15.83 million +1.1%
2007 15.97 million +0.9%
2008 16.11 million +0.8%
2009 16.26 million +0.9%
2010 16.45 million +1.2%
2011 16.50 million +0.3%
2012 16.61 million +0.7%
2013 16.78 million +1.0%
2014 16.97 million +1.2%
2015 17.11 million +0.8%
2016 17.09 million -0.1%
2017 16.97 million -0.7%
2018 16.72 million -1.5%
2019 16.37 million -2.1%
2020 16.00 million -2.2%
2021 15.69 million -1.9%
2022 15.46 million -1.5%
2023 15.33 million -0.8%
2024 15.25 million -0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 15.70 million 15.68 million 15.74 million 3
2000s 15.79 million 15.53 million 16.26 million 10
2010s 16.76 million 16.37 million 17.11 million 10
2020s 15.55 million 15.25 million 16.00 million 5

Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)

  1. 47 Kyrgyzstan 144,670 compare
  2. 48 Panama 138,145 compare
  3. 49 Cuba 136,463 compare
  4. 50 Hungary 132,000 compare
  5. 51 Paraguay 131,426 compare
  6. 52 Austria 120,660 compare
  7. 53 United Arab Emirates 119,683 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
School age population, early childhood educational development in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) was 15.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The highest recorded value was 17.11 million in 2015.
What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
The lowest recorded value was 15.25 million in 2024.
How does ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) ranks 50th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437)?
Over the last ten years it is down 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this ESCAP: Wb Upper Middle Income Economies (wb_upper_mid) (unsdcode:98437) 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