School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.63 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.63 million
Change on year
down 2.5%
Rank
111th
of 221 groups
All-time high
6.15 million
in 2018
All-time low
4.22 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) stood at 5.63 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.5% on the previous year and down 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) peaked at 6.15 million in 2018 and was at its lowest, 4.22 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 111th 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: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1972 | 4.33 million | +1.2% |
| 1973 | 4.39 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 4.47 million | +1.8% |
| 1975 | 4.54 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 4.61 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 4.68 million | +1.4% |
| 1978 | 4.74 million | +1.4% |
| 1979 | 4.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1980 | 4.85 million | +0.8% |
| 1981 | 4.88 million | +0.6% |
| 1982 | 4.95 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 5.01 million | +1.2% |
| 1984 | 5.10 million | +1.9% |
| 1985 | 5.23 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 5.33 million | +1.9% |
| 1987 | 5.41 million | +1.6% |
| 1988 | 5.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 5.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 5.68 million | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 5.71 million | +0.5% |
| 1992 | 5.65 million | -1.0% |
| 1993 | 5.59 million | -0.9% |
| 1994 | 5.64 million | +0.8% |
| 1995 | 5.73 million | +1.6% |
| 1996 | 5.78 million | +0.9% |
| 1997 | 5.80 million | +0.4% |
| 1998 | 5.85 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 5.83 million | -0.3% |
| 2000 | 5.83 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 5.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 5.78 million | -0.7% |
| 2003 | 5.75 million | -0.6% |
| 2004 | 5.71 million | -0.6% |
| 2005 | 5.67 million | -0.6% |
| 2006 | 5.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 5.69 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 5.67 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 5.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 5.72 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 5.68 million | -0.6% |
| 2012 | 5.79 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 5.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 5.92 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 5.89 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 5.89 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 5.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 6.15 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 6.10 million | -0.8% |
| 2020 | 5.97 million | -2.2% |
| 2021 | 5.95 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 5.85 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 5.77 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 5.63 million | -2.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.51 million | 4.22 million | 4.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.19 million | 4.85 million | 5.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.73 million | 5.59 million | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.73 million | 5.67 million | 5.83 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.90 million | 5.68 million | 6.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.83 million | 5.63 million | 5.97 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
More education data for ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.32 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 10.35 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 817,845 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 12.36 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.7538 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4938 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) was 5.63 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: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The highest recorded value was 6.15 million in 2018.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.22 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) ranks 111th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Asean (asean) (unsdcode:98406) 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release