School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8.65 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.65 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
138th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.65 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.57 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 8.65 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 8.65 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.57 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th 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, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.57 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.64 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 5.69 million | +0.9% |
| 1973 | 5.77 million | +1.4% |
| 1974 | 5.85 million | +1.5% |
| 1975 | 5.95 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 6.07 million | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 6.29 million | +3.5% |
| 1978 | 6.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 6.51 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 6.59 million | +1.2% |
| 1981 | 6.64 million | +0.8% |
| 1982 | 6.58 million | -0.9% |
| 1983 | 6.66 million | +1.1% |
| 1984 | 6.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 6.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 7.11 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 7.25 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 7.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 7.47 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 7.58 million | +1.5% |
| 1991 | 7.65 million | +0.9% |
| 1992 | 7.70 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 7.80 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 7.89 million | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 7.98 million | +1.1% |
| 1996 | 8.04 million | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 8.03 million | -0.1% |
| 1998 | 8.05 million | +0.2% |
| 1999 | 8.05 million | +0.1% |
| 2000 | 8.11 million | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 8.07 million | -0.5% |
| 2002 | 8.10 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 8.14 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 8.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 8.18 million | -0.0% |
| 2006 | 8.24 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 8.25 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 8.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2009 | 8.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 8.14 million | -0.7% |
| 2011 | 8.15 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 8.14 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 8.16 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 8.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 8.28 million | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 8.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 8.25 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 8.30 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 8.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 8.50 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 8.61 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 8.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 8.61 million | -0.4% |
| 2024 | 8.65 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.97 million | 5.57 million | 6.51 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.94 million | 6.58 million | 7.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.88 million | 7.58 million | 8.05 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.17 million | 8.07 million | 8.25 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.23 million | 8.14 million | 8.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.60 million | 8.50 million | 8.65 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 9.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 5.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.85 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 566,569 (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1028 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.93 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
All data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 8.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.65 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.57 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 138th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.9%. 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, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release