School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India): School age population, early childhood educational development was 5,762 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) is 5,762, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
That represents a change of down 3.3% on the previous year and down 99.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) peaked at 6.01 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 5,762, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 177th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.57 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.57 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.63 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 4.69 million | +1.1% |
| 2000 | 4.74 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 4.83 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 4.92 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 4.97 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 4.99 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 5.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 5.03 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 5.20 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 5.39 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 5.58 million | +3.5% |
| 2011 | 5.76 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 5.91 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 6.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 6,173 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 5,958 | -3.5% |
| 2024 | 5,762 | -3.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.62 million | 4.57 million | 4.69 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.02 million | 4.74 million | 5.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.81 million | 5.58 million | 6.01 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 5,964 | 5,762 | 6,173 | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 4.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.8278 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 6.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.56 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 705,452 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 976,549 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.3311 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 11.57 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.68 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) was 5,762 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.01 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5,762 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) ranks 177th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this MDG: Southern Asia (excluding India) 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