School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 42.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
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.
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.65 million (2020)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.10 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 4.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 20.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.93 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 22.06 million (2021)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 13.32 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.68 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 9.87 million (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