School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400)
ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 181.41 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Latest (2024)
181.41 million
Change on year
down 3.8%
Rank
12th
of 221 groups
All-time high
237.19 million
in 1994
All-time low
181.41 million
in 2024
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), 1970–2024
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.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: All Countries (unsdcode:98400), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 226.00 million | — |
| 1971 | 221.77 million | -1.9% |
| 1972 | 224.27 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 226.12 million | +0.8% |
| 1974 | 229.22 million | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 232.29 million | +1.3% |
| 1976 | 230.81 million | -0.6% |
| 1977 | 229.20 million | -0.7% |
| 1978 | 224.95 million | -1.9% |
| 1979 | 219.91 million | -2.2% |
| 1980 | 214.79 million | -2.3% |
| 1981 | 208.97 million | -2.7% |
| 1982 | 204.93 million | -1.9% |
| 1983 | 204.18 million | -0.4% |
| 1984 | 205.11 million | +0.5% |
| 1985 | 208.44 million | +1.6% |
| 1986 | 213.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 215.01 million | +0.7% |
| 1988 | 217.22 million | +1.0% |
| 1989 | 219.61 million | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 221.94 million | +1.1% |
| 1991 | 227.89 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 231.42 million | +1.6% |
| 1993 | 234.73 million | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 237.19 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 233.09 million | -1.7% |
| 1996 | 228.30 million | -2.1% |
| 1997 | 222.73 million | -2.4% |
| 1998 | 199.72 million | -10.3% |
| 1999 | 197.63 million | -1.0% |
| 2000 | 195.70 million | -1.0% |
| 2001 | 196.28 million | +0.3% |
| 2002 | 194.38 million | -1.0% |
| 2003 | 192.43 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 192.91 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 192.78 million | -0.1% |
| 2006 | 192.64 million | -0.1% |
| 2007 | 191.27 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 190.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 190.63 million | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 191.32 million | +0.4% |
| 2011 | 193.18 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 195.89 million | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 197.88 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 198.95 million | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 199.25 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 200.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 200.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 201.84 million | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 199.63 million | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 198.48 million | -0.6% |
| 2021 | 197.18 million | -0.7% |
| 2022 | 193.68 million | -1.8% |
| 2023 | 188.57 million | -2.6% |
| 2024 | 181.41 million | -3.8% |
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)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 390.95 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.6175 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 187.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.70 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.3795 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.56 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.22 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 198.15 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 203.58 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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February 2026 Data Release