School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)
ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 76.40 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) stood at 76.40 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) peaked at 76.40 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.93 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) 101st 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: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 30.93 million | — |
| 1971 | 31.68 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 32.59 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 33.31 million | +2.2% |
| 1974 | 33.99 million | +2.1% |
| 1975 | 34.62 million | +1.9% |
| 1976 | 35.20 million | +1.7% |
| 1977 | 35.78 million | +1.6% |
| 1978 | 37.15 million | +3.8% |
| 1979 | 37.74 million | +1.6% |
| 1980 | 38.27 million | +1.4% |
| 1981 | 38.81 million | +1.4% |
| 1982 | 39.29 million | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 39.86 million | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 40.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1985 | 41.15 million | +1.7% |
| 1986 | 41.85 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 42.61 million | +1.8% |
| 1988 | 43.46 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 44.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 45.49 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 46.69 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 48.10 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 49.69 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 51.35 million | +3.4% |
| 1995 | 52.98 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 54.62 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 56.23 million | +3.0% |
| 1998 | 57.78 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 59.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 60.37 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 61.39 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 62.37 million | +1.6% |
| 2003 | 63.22 million | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 63.80 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 64.70 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.82 million | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 64.91 million | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 64.75 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 65.96 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 65.95 million | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.11 million | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 66.24 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 66.32 million | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 66.55 million | +0.4% |
| 2015 | 66.69 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 66.92 million | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 67.32 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 68.05 million | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 69.16 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 70.78 million | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 72.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2022 | 74.10 million | +2.4% |
| 2023 | 75.59 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 76.40 million | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 34.30 million | 30.93 million | 37.74 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 41.02 million | 38.27 million | 44.42 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 52.21 million | 45.49 million | 59.12 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 63.63 million | 60.37 million | 65.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.93 million | 65.95 million | 69.16 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.85 million | 70.78 million | 76.40 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, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) was 76.40 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The highest recorded value was 76.40 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.93 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407) ranks 101st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Eco (eco) (unsdcode:98407)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release