School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 14.64 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 is 14.64 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 1.7% on the previous year and up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 peaked at 18.52 million in 2011 and was at its lowest, 2.90 million, in 1997.
That places GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
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 GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 2.90 million | — |
| 1998 | 11.70 million | +304.2% |
| 1999 | 12.13 million | +3.6% |
| 2000 | 12.43 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 12.64 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 13.58 million | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 13.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 17.02 million | +23.4% |
| 2005 | 17.18 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 17.43 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 17.67 million | +1.4% |
| 2008 | 17.84 million | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 18.01 million | +1.0% |
| 2010 | 18.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 18.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2012 | 15.63 million | -15.6% |
| 2013 | 12.81 million | -18.0% |
| 2014 | 12.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 13.12 million | +1.1% |
| 2016 | 13.37 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 13.70 million | +2.5% |
| 2018 | 13.87 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 13.96 million | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 14.01 million | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 14.14 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 14.21 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 14.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 14.64 million | +1.7% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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 | +304.2% | 2.90 million | 11.70 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.91 million | 2.90 million | 12.13 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 15.76 million | 12.43 million | 18.01 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.64 million | 12.81 million | 18.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.28 million | 14.01 million | 14.64 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- 53 Sierra Leone 531,270 compare
- 54 Burkina Faso 502,857 compare
- 55 Saudi Arabia 486,114 compare
- 56 Rwanda 485,502 compare
- 57 Mozambique 461,055 compare
- 58 Zambia 455,900 compare
- 59 Romania 422,559 compare
More education data for GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 5.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.41 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -1.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.89 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 was 14.64 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The highest recorded value was 18.52 million in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.90 million in 1997.
- How does GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 ranks 56th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this GPE: South Asia Wb Fy24, December 2024 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