School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 6.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 6.43 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.7% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 6.70 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.95 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 145th 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 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.36 million | 3.95 million | 4.84 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 million | 4.86 million | 5.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.95 million | 5.72 million | 6.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.50 million | 6.28 million | 6.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.33 million | 6.16 million | 6.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 million | 6.31 million | 6.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 142 Timor-Leste 33,160 compare
- 143 Qatar 33,135 compare
- 144 Jamaica 33,120 compare
- 145 Republic of Moldova 33,042 compare
- 146 Lithuania 29,538 compare
- 147 Eswatini 28,020 compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 27,278 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.24 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 14.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 17.69 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.84 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.40 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 6.43 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.70 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.95 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 145th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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