School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 15.51 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) is 15.51 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 1.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) peaked at 16.80 million in 2002 and was at its lowest, 5.30 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.30 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.41 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.50 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.61 million | +2.1% |
| 1974 | 5.73 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 5.85 million | +2.1% |
| 1976 | 5.96 million | +2.0% |
| 1977 | 6.14 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 6.20 million | +0.9% |
| 1979 | 6.25 million | +0.9% |
| 1980 | 6.30 million | +0.7% |
| 1981 | 6.32 million | +0.3% |
| 1982 | 6.28 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 6.44 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 6.69 million | +3.9% |
| 1985 | 6.93 million | +3.7% |
| 1986 | 7.15 million | +3.1% |
| 1987 | 7.33 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 7.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 7.64 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 7.77 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 7.85 million | +1.1% |
| 1992 | 7.92 million | +0.9% |
| 1993 | 8.05 million | +1.6% |
| 1994 | 8.18 million | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 8.38 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 8.53 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 9.60 million | +12.6% |
| 1998 | 16.33 million | +70.1% |
| 1999 | 16.45 million | +0.7% |
| 2000 | 16.55 million | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 16.64 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 16.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 16.30 million | -3.0% |
| 2004 | 16.46 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 16.57 million | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 16.64 million | +0.4% |
| 2007 | 16.60 million | -0.3% |
| 2008 | 16.43 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 16.24 million | -1.1% |
| 2010 | 16.05 million | -1.2% |
| 2011 | 15.87 million | -1.1% |
| 2012 | 15.75 million | -0.8% |
| 2013 | 15.56 million | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 15.31 million | -1.6% |
| 2015 | 15.08 million | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 14.91 million | -1.2% |
| 2017 | 14.86 million | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 14.97 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 15.08 million | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 15.18 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 15.26 million | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 15.33 million | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.39 million | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 15.51 million | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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 | +70.1% | 9.60 million | 16.33 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.79 million | 5.30 million | 6.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.86 million | 6.28 million | 7.64 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.91 million | 7.77 million | 16.45 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 16.52 million | 16.24 million | 16.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.34 million | 14.86 million | 16.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.33 million | 15.18 million | 15.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- 147 Eswatini 84,319 compare
- 148 Bosnia and Herzegovina 79,159 compare
- 149 Latvia 78,255 compare
- 150 Comoros 67,597 compare
- 151 Albania 66,085 compare
- 152 Solomon Islands 61,711 compare
- 153 Puerto Rico 59,855 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 0.489 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 14.10 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.29 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 14.13 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.4733 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 5.95 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.8789 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.40 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.04 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) was 15.51 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.80 million in 2002.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.30 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) ranks 150th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Ldc (ldc_e) (unsdcode:98411) 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