School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500): School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 7.32 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) recorded 7.32 million for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in 2024.
The figure is down 20.8% on the previous year and down 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) peaked at 9.25 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 982,970, in 1997.
That places ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 96th 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 education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 982,970 | — |
| 1998 | 5.81 million | +491.3% |
| 1999 | 6.78 million | +16.7% |
| 2000 | 7.75 million | +14.4% |
| 2001 | 7.99 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 8.32 million | +4.2% |
| 2003 | 8.05 million | -3.3% |
| 2004 | 8.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 8.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 8.46 million | +1.8% |
| 2007 | 7.28 million | -13.9% |
| 2008 | 6.39 million | -12.2% |
| 2009 | 6.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 6.54 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 6.55 million | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 7.02 million | +7.2% |
| 2013 | 8.51 million | +21.2% |
| 2014 | 8.40 million | -1.3% |
| 2015 | 8.34 million | -0.6% |
| 2016 | 8.40 million | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 8.56 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 8.35 million | -2.5% |
| 2019 | 8.56 million | +2.6% |
| 2020 | 8.83 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 8.98 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 9.08 million | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 9.25 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 7.32 million | -20.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.53 million | 982,970 | 6.78 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 7.73 million | 6.39 million | 8.46 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.92 million | 6.54 million | 8.56 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.69 million | 7.32 million | 9.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
More education data for ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 16.59 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 17.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.68 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.49 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 23.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.98 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) was 7.32 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.25 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- The lowest recorded value was 982,970 in 1997.
- How does ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) ranks 96th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCWA: All Countries (unsdcode:98500) 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