School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: South Asia
UNICEF: South Asia: School age population, early childhood educational development was 6,351 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: South Asia, 1996–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia peaked at 6.32 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 6,351, in 2024.
UNICEF: South Asia ranks 177th of 187 groups on this measure, 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 UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 26.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 25.27 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: South Asia?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in UNICEF: South 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 UNICEF: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 6.32 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in UNICEF: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 6,351 in 2024.
- How does UNICEF: South Asia rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- UNICEF: South Asia ranks 177th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in UNICEF: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 99.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this UNICEF: South 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