School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia
WB: South Asia: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 85.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia is 85.17 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia peaked at 89.42 million in 2014 and was at its lowest, 79.47 million, in 1999.
That places WB: South Asia 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 79.47 million | — |
| 2000 | 79.50 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 80.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 81.42 million | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 82.03 million | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 82.56 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 83.07 million | +0.6% |
| 2006 | 83.63 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 84.19 million | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 84.74 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 85.25 million | +0.6% |
| 2010 | 85.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 87.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 88.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 89.03 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 89.42 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 89.31 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 88.80 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 87.95 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 87.10 million | -1.0% |
| 2019 | 86.49 million | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 86.28 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 86.32 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.94 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 85.55 million | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 85.17 million | -0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 79.47 million | 79.47 million | 79.47 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 82.73 million | 79.50 million | 85.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.97 million | 85.79 million | 89.42 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.85 million | 85.17 million | 86.32 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: South Asia
More education data for WB: South Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -2.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 77.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 7.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 83.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 43.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -2.02 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in WB: South Asia was 85.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 89.42 million in 2014.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in WB: South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 79.47 million in 1999.
- How does WB: South Asia rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- WB: South Asia ranks 59th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in WB: South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: South Asia 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release