School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia
South Asia: School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both was 62.68 million number in 2019. ▲ Rising
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia, 1997–2019
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in number.
Analysis
In 2019, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia stood at 62.68 million number.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and down 1.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia peaked at 65.06 million number in 2011 and was at its lowest, 40.86 million number, in 1997.
South Asia ranks 7th of 43 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 23 years of available data.
School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia, year by year
| Year | number | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 40.86 million number | — |
| 1998 | 50.01 million number | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 51.33 million number | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 52.67 million number | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 53.98 million number | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 56.07 million number | +3.9% |
| 2003 | 57.12 million number | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 60.86 million number | +6.6% |
| 2005 | 61.64 million number | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 62.34 million number | +1.1% |
| 2007 | 62.94 million number | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 63.43 million number | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 63.87 million number | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 64.63 million number | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 65.06 million number | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 62.47 million number | -4.0% |
| 2013 | 60.06 million number | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 60.59 million number | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 61.12 million number | +0.9% |
| 2016 | 61.57 million number | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 62.00 million number | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 62.36 million number | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 62.68 million number | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 47.40 million number | 40.86 million number | 51.33 million number | 3 |
| 2000s | 59.49 million number | 52.67 million number | 63.87 million number | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.25 million number | 60.06 million number | 65.06 million number | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Asia
- 4 Bangladesh 6.23 million number compare
- 5 Pakistan 4.32 million number compare
- 6 United States of America 4.25 million number compare
- 7 Philippines 4.11 million number compare
- 8 Brazil 3.51 million number compare
- 9 Egypt 3.40 million number compare
- 10 Iran, Islamic Republic of 2.73 million number compare
More education data for South Asia
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 152.88 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, per capita 0.0959 units per person (2024)
- Secondary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate 4.5 % change on previous year (2024)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 5.84 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 160.82 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 68.1% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 24.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia?
- School age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both in South Asia was 62.68 million number in 2019, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in South Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.06 million number in 2011.
- What is the lowest school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both recorded in South Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.86 million number in 1997.
- How does South Asia rank for school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both?
- South Asia ranks 7th out of 43 groups with data for 2019.
- Is school age population, post-secondary non-tertiary education, both rising or falling in South Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 23 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).
About this data
Population of the age-group theoretically corresponding to post-secondary non-tertiary education as indicated by theoretical entrance age and duration.