School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 841,803 in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) recorded 841,803 for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.6% on the previous year and down 13.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 1.14 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 841,803, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.14 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.14 million | -0.0% |
| 2001 | 1.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2002 | 1.11 million | -2.0% |
| 2003 | 1.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2004 | 1.09 million | -1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.07 million | -1.4% |
| 2006 | 1.07 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 1.01 million | -5.0% |
| 2008 | 995,051 | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 980,836 | -1.4% |
| 2010 | 959,865 | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 941,217 | -1.9% |
| 2012 | 963,839 | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 984,245 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 974,485 | -1.0% |
| 2015 | 957,000 | -1.8% |
| 2016 | 979,502 | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 978,895 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 964,673 | -1.5% |
| 2019 | 939,970 | -2.6% |
| 2020 | 933,094 | -0.7% |
| 2021 | 933,019 | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 895,868 | -4.0% |
| 2023 | 855,774 | -4.5% |
| 2024 | 841,803 | -1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1.14 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.07 million | 980,836 | 1.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 964,369 | 939,970 | 984,245 | 10 |
| 2020s | 891,912 | 841,803 | 933,094 | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 186 French Polynesia 1,443 compare
- 187 Guam 1,441 compare
- 188 Micronesia, Federated States of 1,151 compare
- 189 Tonga 1,062 compare
- 190 Saint Lucia 1,012 compare
- 191 Seychelles 860 compare
- 192 Curaçao 734 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 841,803 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: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 1.14 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 841,803 in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 189th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 13.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release