School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 23.22 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
23.22 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
177th
of 221 groups
All-time high
23.22 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.61 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 23.22 million for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 23.22 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.61 million, in 1970.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 177th 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.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.61 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.67 million | +0.7% |
| 1972 | 8.77 million | +1.1% |
| 1973 | 8.87 million | +1.2% |
| 1974 | 9.02 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 9.22 million | +2.2% |
| 1976 | 9.46 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 9.71 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 9.94 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 10.19 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 10.42 million | +2.2% |
| 1981 | 10.61 million | +1.9% |
| 1982 | 10.81 million | +1.9% |
| 1983 | 11.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1984 | 11.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1985 | 11.47 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 11.67 million | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 11.91 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 12.15 million | +2.0% |
| 1989 | 12.39 million | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 12.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 12.62 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 12.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 13.23 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 13.54 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 13.78 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 14.07 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 14.38 million | +2.2% |
| 1998 | 14.69 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 15.00 million | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 15.31 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 15.55 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 17.20 million | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 17.55 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 17.87 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 18.23 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 18.46 million | +1.2% |
| 2008 | 18.72 million | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 18.98 million | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 19.19 million | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 19.39 million | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 19.47 million | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 19.62 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 18.80 million | -4.2% |
| 2015 | 19.03 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 19.34 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 19.78 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 20.21 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 20.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 21.39 million | +3.5% |
| 2021 | 21.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2022 | 22.51 million | +2.5% |
| 2023 | 23.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 23.22 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.25 million | 8.61 million | 10.19 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.37 million | 10.42 million | 12.39 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.69 million | 12.62 million | 15.00 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 17.37 million | 15.31 million | 18.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.55 million | 18.80 million | 20.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.42 million | 21.39 million | 23.22 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- 174 French Guiana 43,215 compare
- 175 Samoa 36,170 compare
- 176 Iceland 35,201 compare
- 177 Macao 34,400 compare
- 178 Sao Tome and Principe 33,735 compare
- 179 Bahamas 32,965 compare
- 180 Guadeloupe 32,287 compare
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.33 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 95.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 10.24 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 5.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 5.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 6.30 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 23.22 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 23.22 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.61 million in 1970.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 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