School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 181.41 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) is 181.41 million, measured in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is down 3.8% on the previous year and down 8.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) peaked at 237.19 million in 1994 and was at its lowest, 181.41 million, in 2024.
That places ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 226.45 million | 219.91 million | 232.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 211.17 million | 204.18 million | 219.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 223.46 million | 197.63 million | 237.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 192.98 million | 190.63 million | 196.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 197.93 million | 191.32 million | 201.84 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 191.86 million | 181.41 million | 198.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
More education data for ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 18.70 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 187.37 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 203.58 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 127.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 198.15 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 126.65 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 116.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 167.63 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) was 181.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The highest recorded value was 237.19 million in 1994.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- The lowest recorded value was 181.41 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) ranks 12th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 8.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release