School age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number) was 42.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.61 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
139th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.61 million
in 2024
All-time low
24.54 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) is 42.61 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 4.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 42.61 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.54 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th 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, primary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 24.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 25.03 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 25.44 million | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 25.87 million | +1.7% |
| 1974 | 26.32 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 26.76 million | +1.7% |
| 1976 | 27.15 million | +1.5% |
| 1977 | 27.51 million | +1.3% |
| 1978 | 28.08 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 28.68 million | +2.1% |
| 1980 | 29.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 29.77 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 29.55 million | -0.7% |
| 1983 | 30.05 million | +1.7% |
| 1984 | 30.49 million | +1.4% |
| 1985 | 31.01 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 31.50 million | +1.6% |
| 1987 | 32.05 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 32.65 million | +1.9% |
| 1989 | 33.37 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 34.12 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 34.75 million | +1.9% |
| 1992 | 35.38 million | +1.8% |
| 1993 | 36.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 36.71 million | +1.8% |
| 1995 | 37.58 million | +2.3% |
| 1996 | 38.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 38.39 million | +0.7% |
| 1998 | 38.68 million | +0.8% |
| 1999 | 38.83 million | +0.4% |
| 2000 | 38.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2001 | 38.95 million | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.08 million | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.44 million | +0.9% |
| 2004 | 39.65 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 39.85 million | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 40.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 40.25 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 40.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 40.48 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 40.60 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 40.67 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 40.76 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 40.72 million | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 40.78 million | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 40.90 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 40.94 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 41.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 41.31 million | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 41.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 41.79 million | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 42.09 million | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 42.31 million | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 42.42 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 42.61 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 26.54 million | 24.54 million | 28.68 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 30.97 million | 29.30 million | 33.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 36.86 million | 34.12 million | 38.83 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.70 million | 38.94 million | 40.48 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 40.92 million | 40.60 million | 41.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.25 million | 41.79 million | 42.61 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, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 42.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.61 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.54 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 139th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, 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, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release