School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 1.96 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) is 1.96 million, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 18.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) peaked at 2.01 million in 2022 and was at its lowest, 1.34 million, in 2006.
That places ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 1.57 million | — |
| 2000 | 1.55 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 1.53 million | -1.3% |
| 2002 | 1.50 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 1.43 million | -4.9% |
| 2004 | 1.38 million | -3.5% |
| 2005 | 1.37 million | -0.8% |
| 2006 | 1.34 million | -2.1% |
| 2007 | 1.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 1.35 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 1.42 million | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 1.44 million | +1.7% |
| 2011 | 1.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 1.49 million | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 1.52 million | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 1.65 million | +8.8% |
| 2015 | 1.75 million | +6.2% |
| 2016 | 1.79 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 1.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 1.86 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 1.93 million | +3.9% |
| 2020 | 1.95 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 1.99 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 2.01 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 1.96 million | -2.5% |
| 2024 | 1.96 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.57 million | 1.57 million | 1.57 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 1.42 million | 1.34 million | 1.55 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.67 million | 1.44 million | 1.93 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.97 million | 1.95 million | 2.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,275 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
- 176 Macau, China 3,000 compare
- 177 Samoa 2,922 compare
- 178 Iceland 2,413 compare
- 179 Malta 2,304 compare
More education data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.7525 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 10.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 742,097 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 22.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.7388 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 5.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.60 million (2024)
All data for ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) was 1.96 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: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.01 million in 2022.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 million in 2006.
- How does ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) ranks 176th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: North and Central Asia (nca) (unsdcode:98417) 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