School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 18.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) stood at 18.41 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 20.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 18.41 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.21 million, in 1970.
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 172nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.68 million | 9.21 million | 10.22 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.52 million | 10.15 million | 11.03 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.78 million | 11.24 million | 14.11 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.57 million | 14.29 million | 14.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.66 million | 14.55 million | 17.15 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.96 million | 17.47 million | 18.41 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 169 Belize 46,333 compare
- 170 Luxembourg 43,358 compare
- 171 Maldives 42,759 compare
- 172 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 40,300 compare
- 173 Brunei Darussalam 39,564 compare
- 174 Montenegro 38,850 compare
- 175 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 35,220 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 731,983 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.95 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.50 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 5.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 8.68 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 4.55 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 4.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 4.58 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 18.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.41 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.21 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release