School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)
ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 55.97 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.97 million
Change on year
down 0.6%
Rank
133rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
56.31 million
in 2023
All-time low
28.45 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) stood at 55.97 million.
The figure is down 0.6% on the previous year and up 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) peaked at 56.31 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.45 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) 133rd 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, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 28.45 million | — |
| 1971 | 29.22 million | +2.7% |
| 1972 | 30.00 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 30.86 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 31.66 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 32.40 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 32.85 million | +1.4% |
| 1977 | 33.26 million | +1.2% |
| 1978 | 33.68 million | +1.3% |
| 1979 | 34.08 million | +1.2% |
| 1980 | 34.44 million | +1.1% |
| 1981 | 34.78 million | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 34.63 million | -0.4% |
| 1983 | 35.26 million | +1.8% |
| 1984 | 36.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 36.83 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 37.54 million | +2.0% |
| 1987 | 38.21 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 38.84 million | +1.6% |
| 1989 | 39.47 million | +1.6% |
| 1990 | 40.08 million | +1.6% |
| 1991 | 40.61 million | +1.3% |
| 1992 | 41.39 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 42.46 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 43.52 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 44.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1996 | 45.73 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 46.70 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 48.62 million | +4.1% |
| 1999 | 49.19 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 49.62 million | +0.9% |
| 2001 | 49.89 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 50.48 million | +1.2% |
| 2003 | 51.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 51.63 million | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 52.51 million | +1.7% |
| 2006 | 52.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 53.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 53.02 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 53.14 million | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 53.22 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 53.59 million | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 53.87 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 54.04 million | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 54.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 54.56 million | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 54.63 million | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 54.60 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 54.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 54.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 55.15 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 55.66 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 56.13 million | +0.8% |
| 2023 | 56.31 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 55.97 million | -0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 31.65 million | 28.45 million | 34.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 36.60 million | 34.44 million | 39.47 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.30 million | 40.08 million | 49.19 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 51.74 million | 49.62 million | 53.14 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.20 million | 53.22 million | 54.63 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.85 million | 55.15 million | 56.31 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, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) was 55.97 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The highest recorded value was 56.31 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.45 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434) ranks 133rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Countries With Special Needs (csn) (unsdcode:98434)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release