School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 29.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
29.97 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
135th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.37 million
in 1997
All-time low
19.77 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) recorded 29.97 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 32.37 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 19.77 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 135th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 19.77 million | — |
| 1971 | 20.31 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 20.84 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 21.43 million | +2.8% |
| 1974 | 21.94 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 22.40 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 22.66 million | +1.2% |
| 1977 | 22.98 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 23.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1979 | 23.37 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 23.66 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 23.92 million | +1.1% |
| 1982 | 23.84 million | -0.3% |
| 1983 | 24.32 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 24.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 25.44 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 25.98 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 26.47 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 26.88 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 27.20 million | +1.2% |
| 1990 | 27.55 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 27.92 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 28.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 29.79 million | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 30.55 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 31.27 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 31.90 million | +2.0% |
| 1997 | 32.37 million | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 26.64 million | -17.7% |
| 1999 | 26.78 million | +0.6% |
| 2000 | 26.90 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 26.99 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 27.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 27.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 27.68 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 27.68 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.76 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 27.80 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 27.68 million | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 27.65 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 27.78 million | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 27.86 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 27.84 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 27.86 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 28.01 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 27.99 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 27.93 million | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 27.85 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 28.27 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 28.47 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 29.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 29.39 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 29.73 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 29.86 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 29.97 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 21.88 million | 19.77 million | 23.37 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.26 million | 23.66 million | 27.20 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.33 million | 26.64 million | 32.37 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.50 million | 26.90 million | 27.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.99 million | 27.78 million | 28.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.60 million | 29.03 million | 29.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- 132 Namibia 184,861 compare
- 133 Hong Kong, China 184,800 compare
- 134 Lithuania 178,467 compare
- 135 Georgia 161,959 compare
- 136 Equatorial Guinea 160,939 compare
- 137 Guinea-Bissau 160,452 compare
- 138 Croatia 156,288 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 22.06 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.87 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 29.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.37 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.77 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 135th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release