School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 16.30 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia recorded 16.30 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of down 0.8% on the previous year and down 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia peaked at 18.82 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 16.30 million, in 2024.
SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 39th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.81 million | — |
| 1998 | 18.80 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 18.71 million | -0.5% |
| 2000 | 18.60 million | -0.6% |
| 2001 | 18.50 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 18.35 million | -0.8% |
| 2003 | 18.24 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 18.34 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 18.31 million | -0.2% |
| 2006 | 18.30 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 18.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 18.69 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 18.77 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.73 million | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 18.82 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 17.94 million | -4.7% |
| 2014 | 18.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 18.09 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.08 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 17.97 million | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 17.68 million | -1.6% |
| 2019 | 17.32 million | -2.0% |
| 2020 | 17.04 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 16.79 million | -1.4% |
| 2022 | 16.61 million | -1.1% |
| 2023 | 16.44 million | -1.0% |
| 2024 | 16.30 million | -0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 18.78 million | 18.71 million | 18.81 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.42 million | 18.24 million | 18.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.14 million | 17.32 million | 18.82 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.64 million | 16.30 million | 17.04 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- 36 Saudi Arabia 249,437 compare
- 37 Mauritania 248,189 compare
- 38 Lao People's Democratic Republic 231,264 compare
- 39 Ukraine 219,264 compare
- 40 Namibia 201,836 compare
- 41 Nicaragua 192,635 compare
- 42 El Salvador 191,147 compare
More education data for SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 83.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 80.86 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 15.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 89.12 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 60.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 98.09 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 45.80 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 40.97 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia was 16.30 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.82 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.30 million in 2024.
- How does SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia ranks 39th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Eastern and South-eastern Asia 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