School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 23.41 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) recorded 23.41 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) peaked at 23.46 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.37 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 13.35 million | 12.37 million | 14.04 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 14.27 million | 13.88 million | 14.84 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.27 million | 15.03 million | 18.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 20.35 million | 18.64 million | 21.41 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.18 million | 21.06 million | 21.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.94 million | 22.12 million | 23.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)
- 172 Brunei Darussalam 44,248 compare
- 173 Belize 44,119 compare
- 174 French Guiana 43,215 compare
- 175 Samoa 36,170 compare
- 176 Iceland 35,201 compare
- 177 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 34,400 compare
- 178 São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of 33,735 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, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) was 23.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.46 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.37 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412) ranks 175th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Lldc (lldc_e) (unsdcode:98412)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release