School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 2.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
2.12 million
Change on year
down 0.0%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
2.12 million
in 2023
All-time low
870,154
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) is 2.12 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 2.12 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 870,154, in 1970.
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 870,154 | — |
| 1971 | 891,688 | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 907,812 | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 925,225 | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 943,739 | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 963,209 | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 983,042 | +2.1% |
| 1977 | 1.00 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 1.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 1.04 million | +1.9% |
| 1980 | 1.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 1.08 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 1.10 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 1.12 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 1.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 1.17 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 1.19 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 1.22 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 1.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 1.27 million | +2.1% |
| 1990 | 1.29 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 1.29 million | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 1.32 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 1.34 million | +1.8% |
| 1994 | 1.38 million | +2.8% |
| 1995 | 1.41 million | +2.1% |
| 1996 | 1.44 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 1.46 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 1.49 million | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 1.51 million | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 1.52 million | +1.2% |
| 2001 | 1.54 million | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 1.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2003 | 1.57 million | +1.5% |
| 2004 | 1.59 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 1.62 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 1.64 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 1.65 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 1.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 1.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 1.73 million | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 1.76 million | +1.6% |
| 2012 | 1.81 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1.87 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 1.94 million | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 1.98 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 2.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2017 | 2.07 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 2.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 2.11 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 2.11 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 2.10 million | -0.9% |
| 2022 | 2.10 million | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 2.12 million | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 2.12 million | -0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 954,681 | 870,154 | 1.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 1.16 million | 1.06 million | 1.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.39 million | 1.29 million | 1.51 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.60 million | 1.52 million | 1.70 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.94 million | 1.73 million | 2.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.11 million | 2.10 million | 2.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 169 Montenegro 3,876 compare
- 170 Belize 3,659 compare
- 171 Luxembourg 3,636 compare
- 172 French Guiana 3,421 compare
- 173 Maldives 3,370 compare
- 174 Brunei Darussalam 3,275 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 3,027 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 420,985 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 909,600 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.36 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 2.12 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: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.12 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 870,154 in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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