School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 35.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
35.12 million
Change on year
down 0.4%
Rank
32nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
35.73 million
in 2012
All-time low
31.44 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 35.12 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 35.73 million in 2012 and was at its lowest, 31.44 million, in 1999.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 31.44 million | — |
| 2000 | 31.61 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 32.20 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 32.53 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 32.78 million | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 33.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 33.35 million | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 33.58 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 33.80 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 34.12 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 34.45 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 34.78 million | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 35.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35.73 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 35.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 35.49 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 35.35 million | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 35.17 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 35.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2018 | 35.20 million | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 35.35 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 35.45 million | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 35.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 35.37 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 35.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 35.12 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.44 million | 31.44 million | 31.44 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.14 million | 31.61 million | 34.45 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.34 million | 34.78 million | 35.73 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.32 million | 35.12 million | 35.45 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 53.53 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) 51.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.52 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.81 % change on previous year (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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 35.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 35.73 million in 2012.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.44 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 32nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release