School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 17.48 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
17.48 million
Change on year
down 0.3%
Rank
39th
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.58 million
in 2007
All-time low
17.36 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) is 17.48 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.3% 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 18.58 million in 2007 and was at its lowest, 17.36 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 39th 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 ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 17.36 million | — |
| 2000 | 17.43 million | +0.4% |
| 2001 | 17.72 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 17.81 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 17.99 million | +1.0% |
| 2004 | 18.15 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 18.31 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 18.51 million | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 18.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2008 | 18.53 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 18.44 million | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 18.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 18.35 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 18.32 million | -0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.36 million | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 18.41 million | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 18.43 million | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 18.33 million | -0.5% |
| 2017 | 18.19 million | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 18.10 million | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 17.89 million | -1.2% |
| 2020 | 17.73 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 17.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 17.64 million | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 17.54 million | -0.6% |
| 2024 | 17.48 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.36 million | 17.36 million | 17.36 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.15 million | 17.43 million | 18.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.27 million | 17.89 million | 18.43 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.63 million | 17.48 million | 17.75 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 36 Côte d'Ivoire 400,893 compare
- 37 Colombia 396,365 compare
- 38 Mali 391,617 compare
- 39 Uzbekistan 387,887 compare
- 40 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 386,095 compare
- 41 France 378,750 compare
- 42 Thailand 361,812 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 92.53 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 17.48 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: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.58 million in 2007.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.36 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 39th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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