School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 11.34 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) recorded 11.34 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 16.46 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 4,258, in 1997.
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 62nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 4,258 | — |
| 1998 | 9.35 million | +219511.6% |
| 1999 | 9.65 million | +3.2% |
| 2000 | 9.87 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 9.98 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 10.83 million | +8.5% |
| 2003 | 10.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 15.98 million | +45.7% |
| 2005 | 15.98 million | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 16.10 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 16.25 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 16.33 million | +0.5% |
| 2009 | 16.41 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 16.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.46 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 13.51 million | -17.9% |
| 2013 | 10.32 million | -23.6% |
| 2014 | 10.42 million | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 10.51 million | +0.8% |
| 2016 | 10.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2017 | 10.88 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 10.99 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 11.06 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 11.07 million | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 11.10 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 11.14 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 11.24 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 11.34 million | +0.9% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +219511.6% | 4,258 | 9.35 million |
| 2004 | +45.7% | 10.97 million | 15.98 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.34 million | 4,258 | 9.65 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 13.87 million | 9.87 million | 16.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.13 million | 10.32 million | 16.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.18 million | 11.07 million | 11.34 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.1417 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 11.34 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.46 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,258 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 62nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release