School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes was 3.95 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 3.95 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.2% on the previous year and up 60.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 3.95 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 45,149, in 1997.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 45,149 | — |
| 1998 | 1.14 million | +2427.0% |
| 1999 | 1.21 million | +6.4% |
| 2000 | 1.31 million | +7.6% |
| 2001 | 1.36 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 2.19 million | +60.5% |
| 2003 | 2.31 million | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 2.48 million | +7.5% |
| 2005 | 2.52 million | +1.6% |
| 2006 | 2.61 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 2.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 2.59 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 2.63 million | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 2.65 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 2.68 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 2.57 million | -4.3% |
| 2013 | 2.55 million | -0.6% |
| 2014 | 2.46 million | -3.4% |
| 2015 | 2.49 million | +1.0% |
| 2016 | 2.52 million | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 2.56 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 2.64 million | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 2.68 million | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2.72 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 2.75 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 3.80 million | +38.4% |
| 2023 | 3.86 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 3.95 million | +2.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary … age both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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 | +2427.0% | 45,149 | 1.14 million |
| 2002 | +60.5% | 1.36 million | 2.19 million |
| 2022 | +38.4% | 2.75 million | 3.80 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 800,153 | 45,149 | 1.21 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.27 million | 1.31 million | 2.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.58 million | 2.46 million | 2.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.42 million | 2.72 million | 3.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 131 Suriname 21,360 compare
- 132 Luxembourg 21,104 compare
- 133 Slovenia 20,634 compare
- 134 North Macedonia 20,006 compare
- 135 Cyprus 18,809 compare
- 136 Mauritius 17,814 compare
- 137 Solomon Islands 16,120 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 731,983 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 1.98 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 20.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5014 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 3.95 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: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 3.95 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45,149 in 1997.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 134th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 60.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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