School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific: School age population, early childhood educational development was 18.63 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
18.63 million
Change on year
down 0.9%
Rank
17th
of 187 groups
All-time high
27.27 million
in 2012
All-time low
18.63 million
in 2024
Years of data
28
1997–2024
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific stood at 18.63 million. That is the lowest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific peaked at 27.27 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.63 million, in 2024.
AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 17th of 187 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 25.76 million | — |
| 1998 | 25.82 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 25.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2000 | 25.72 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 25.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.68 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 25.62 million | -0.2% |
| 2004 | 25.72 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 25.70 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 25.84 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 26.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 26.56 million | +1.4% |
| 2010 | 26.87 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 27.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 27.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.44 million | -3.0% |
| 2014 | 20.39 million | -22.9% |
| 2015 | 20.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 20.50 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 20.33 million | -0.8% |
| 2018 | 19.98 million | -1.7% |
| 2019 | 19.57 million | -2.1% |
| 2020 | 19.32 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 19.11 million | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 18.96 million | -0.8% |
| 2023 | 18.80 million | -0.9% |
| 2024 | 18.63 million | -0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 25.79 million | 25.76 million | 25.82 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 25.84 million | 25.62 million | 26.56 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.88 million | 19.57 million | 27.27 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.96 million | 18.63 million | 19.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
More education data for AIMS: Asia and the Pacific
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 75.32 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 75.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 2.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.33 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7391 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.8% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific was 18.63 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The highest recorded value was 27.27 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.63 million in 2024.
- How does AIMS: Asia and the Pacific rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- AIMS: Asia and the Pacific ranks 17th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in AIMS: Asia and the Pacific?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this AIMS: Asia and the Pacific data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release