School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia
MDG: Southern Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6,351 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia is 6,351, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 21 years on record.
The figure is down 4.5% 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 peaked at 6.32 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,351, in 2024.
That places MDG: Southern Asia 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, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 4.89 million | — |
| 1997 | 4.89 million | +0.0% |
| 1998 | 4.95 million | +1.2% |
| 1999 | 5.01 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 5.06 million | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 5.17 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.27 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 5.32 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 5.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 5.37 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.38 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.41 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 5.55 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 5.73 million | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 5.93 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.10 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 6.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 6,921 | -99.9% |
| 2023 | 6,650 | -3.9% |
| 2024 | 6,351 | -4.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.93 million | 4.89 million | 5.01 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 5.36 million | 5.06 million | 5.73 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.15 million | 5.93 million | 6.32 million | 4 |
| 2020s | 6,641 | 6,351 | 6,921 | 3 |
More education data for MDG: Southern Asia
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 88.16 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 94.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 54.48 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 105.86 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 74.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 68.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in MDG: Southern Asia was 6,351 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in MDG: Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,351 in 2024.
- How does MDG: Southern Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- MDG: Southern Asia 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?
- 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 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