School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 91.82 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) recorded 91.82 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 0.4% on the previous year and down 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 98.67 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 91.82 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 31st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 94.23 million | 94.23 million | 94.23 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 97.20 million | 94.50 million | 98.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 96.36 million | 93.74 million | 97.55 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.57 million | 91.82 million | 93.24 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 92.53 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 91.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 98.67 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.82 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 31st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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