School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 11.90 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) stood at 11.90 million. That is the lowest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and down 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) peaked at 14.62 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 11.90 million, in 2024.
ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 184th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.62 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.62 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 14.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2002 | 14.58 million | -0.2% |
| 2003 | 14.48 million | -0.7% |
| 2004 | 14.37 million | -0.7% |
| 2005 | 14.22 million | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.08 million | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 13.94 million | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 13.68 million | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 13.43 million | -1.8% |
| 2010 | 13.16 million | -2.0% |
| 2011 | 12.93 million | -1.8% |
| 2012 | 12.63 million | -2.3% |
| 2013 | 12.40 million | -1.8% |
| 2014 | 12.34 million | -0.5% |
| 2015 | 12.30 million | -0.3% |
| 2016 | 12.29 million | -0.1% |
| 2017 | 12.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 12.42 million | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 12.42 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 12.33 million | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 12.29 million | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 12.20 million | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 12.02 million | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 11.90 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.62 million | 14.62 million | 14.62 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.20 million | 13.43 million | 14.62 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.52 million | 12.29 million | 13.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.14 million | 11.90 million | 12.33 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- 181 Guam 23,483 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 20,623 compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 19,423 compare
- 184 Barbados 19,319 compare
- 185 French Polynesia 18,566 compare
- 186 Kiribati 18,409 compare
- 187 Martinique 16,650 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 86,143 (2005)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.19 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.03 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth -1.02 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 5.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 6.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.3531 % change on previous year (2024)
All data for ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) →
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) was 11.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The highest recorded value was 14.62 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.90 million in 2024.
- How does ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) ranks 184th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ESCAP: Wb High Income Economies (wb_high) (unsdcode:98436) 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