School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 23.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 23.91 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 23.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.22 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 123rd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.30 million | +0.8% |
| 1972 | 11.38 million | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 11.50 million | +1.0% |
| 1974 | 11.64 million | +1.2% |
| 1975 | 11.80 million | +1.4% |
| 1976 | 11.98 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 12.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1978 | 12.40 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 12.54 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 12.66 million | +0.9% |
| 1981 | 12.72 million | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 12.72 million | -0.0% |
| 1983 | 12.92 million | +1.6% |
| 1984 | 13.22 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 13.54 million | +2.4% |
| 1986 | 13.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 14.08 million | +1.9% |
| 1988 | 14.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 14.61 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 14.87 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 15.07 million | +1.4% |
| 1992 | 15.23 million | +1.0% |
| 1993 | 15.37 million | +1.0% |
| 1994 | 15.48 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 15.59 million | +0.7% |
| 1996 | 15.65 million | +0.4% |
| 1997 | 16.59 million | +6.1% |
| 1998 | 23.11 million | +39.3% |
| 1999 | 23.07 million | -0.2% |
| 2000 | 23.04 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 22.94 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 22.88 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 22.18 million | -3.1% |
| 2004 | 22.18 million | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.12 million | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 22.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2007 | 22.14 million | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 22.08 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 22.02 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 21.97 million | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 22.02 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 22.80 million | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 22.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 22.89 million | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 22.85 million | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 22.82 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 22.91 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 23.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 23.48 million | +1.3% |
| 2020 | 23.28 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 23.38 million | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 23.50 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 23.65 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 23.91 million | +1.1% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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 | +39.3% | 16.59 million | 23.11 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 11.80 million | 11.22 million | 12.54 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.47 million | 12.66 million | 14.61 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 17.00 million | 14.87 million | 23.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.38 million | 22.02 million | 23.04 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.79 million | 21.97 million | 23.48 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.54 million | 23.28 million | 23.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
More education data for ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1447 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -0.1654 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.10 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.22 % change on previous year (2020)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.8137 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 22.06 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.90 million (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.4483 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 23.91 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.22 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 123rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 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