School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia
SDG: Central and Southern Asia: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 17.88 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17.88 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.47 million
in 2015
All-time low
17.35 million
in 2000
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Central and Southern Asia recorded 17.88 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 2.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia peaked at 18.47 million in 2015 and was at its lowest, 17.35 million, in 2000.
That places SDG: Central and Southern Asia 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.38 million | — |
| 2000 | 17.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 17.52 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 17.56 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 17.64 million | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 17.77 million | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 17.90 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 18.10 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.18 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.13 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 18.05 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 17.97 million | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 18.19 million | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 18.20 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.28 million | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 18.39 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 18.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 18.42 million | -0.3% |
| 2017 | 18.35 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 18.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 18.15 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 18.05 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 18.12 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 18.06 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 17.96 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.88 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.38 million | 17.38 million | 17.38 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 17.82 million | 17.35 million | 18.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.27 million | 17.97 million | 18.47 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.01 million | 17.88 million | 18.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- 24 Yemen 586,836 compare
- 25 South Africa 558,494 compare
- 26 Mozambique 539,325 compare
- 27 Iraq 533,712 compare
- 28 Algeria 483,568 compare
- 29 Japan 446,566 compare
- 30 Madagascar 435,982 compare
More education data for SDG: Central and Southern Asia
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 92.92 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 58.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 99.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.3161 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 192.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -0.4111 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in SDG: Central and Southern Asia was 17.88 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 SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 18.47 million in 2015.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.35 million in 2000.
- How does SDG: Central and Southern Asia rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- SDG: Central and Southern Asia ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in SDG: Central and Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this SDG: Central and Southern Asia 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