School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 58.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
58.81 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
58.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
26.48 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 58.81 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 58.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.48 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 119th 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, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 26.48 million | — |
| 1971 | 26.94 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 26.55 million | -1.4% |
| 1973 | 26.96 million | +1.5% |
| 1974 | 27.39 million | +1.6% |
| 1975 | 27.83 million | +1.6% |
| 1976 | 28.30 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 28.78 million | +1.7% |
| 1978 | 29.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1979 | 29.81 million | +1.8% |
| 1980 | 30.29 million | +1.6% |
| 1981 | 30.70 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 31.02 million | +1.1% |
| 1983 | 31.65 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 32.42 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 33.35 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 34.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 35.41 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 36.54 million | +3.2% |
| 1989 | 37.79 million | +3.4% |
| 1990 | 39.04 million | +3.3% |
| 1991 | 40.15 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 41.23 million | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 42.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 43.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 44.60 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 45.40 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 45.88 million | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 46.28 million | +0.9% |
| 1999 | 46.52 million | +0.5% |
| 2000 | 46.62 million | +0.2% |
| 2001 | 46.43 million | -0.4% |
| 2002 | 46.20 million | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 46.07 million | -0.3% |
| 2004 | 46.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2005 | 46.18 million | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 46.53 million | +0.8% |
| 2007 | 46.90 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 47.18 million | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 47.43 million | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 47.57 million | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 47.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 48.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 48.97 million | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 50.12 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 51.53 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 52.88 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 54.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 55.21 million | +2.0% |
| 2019 | 56.03 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 56.75 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 57.40 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 57.91 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 58.37 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 58.81 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 27.83 million | 26.48 million | 29.81 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 33.35 million | 30.29 million | 37.79 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 43.50 million | 39.04 million | 46.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.56 million | 46.05 million | 47.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.25 million | 47.57 million | 56.03 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.85 million | 56.75 million | 58.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
More education data for ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 24.66 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 27.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.80 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.55 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 18.26 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 58.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 58.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.48 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 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