School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428): School age population, secondary education, both sexes was 245.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
245.54 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
26th
of 221 groups
All-time high
246.55 million
in 2021
All-time low
207.61 million
in 1999
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) stood at 245.54 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) peaked at 246.55 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 207.61 million, in 1999.
That places ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 207.61 million | — |
| 2000 | 208.74 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 213.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2002 | 216.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2003 | 219.03 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 221.27 million | +1.0% |
| 2005 | 223.30 million | +0.9% |
| 2006 | 225.47 million | +1.0% |
| 2007 | 227.54 million | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 229.47 million | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 231.49 million | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 233.43 million | +0.8% |
| 2011 | 237.97 million | +1.9% |
| 2012 | 240.24 million | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 242.25 million | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 244.02 million | +0.7% |
| 2015 | 245.47 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 246.34 million | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 246.54 million | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 246.33 million | -0.1% |
| 2019 | 246.07 million | -0.1% |
| 2020 | 246.05 million | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 246.55 million | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 246.50 million | -0.0% |
| 2023 | 246.09 million | -0.2% |
| 2024 | 245.54 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 207.61 million | 207.61 million | 207.61 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 221.63 million | 208.74 million | 231.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 242.87 million | 233.43 million | 246.54 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 246.15 million | 245.54 million | 246.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- 23 Japan 6.44 million compare
- 24 Iraq 6.38 million compare
- 25 France 6.04 million compare
- 26 Algeria 6.01 million compare
- 27 Afghanistan 6.01 million compare
- 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 5.83 million compare
- 29 South Africa 5.43 million compare
More education data for ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.43 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.3% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 84.88 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 91.07 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 53.53 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 92.53 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 72.30 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 66.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 51.70 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) was 245.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The highest recorded value was 246.55 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- The lowest recorded value was 207.61 million in 1999.
- How does ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) ranks 26th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ESCAP: Saarc (saarc) (unsdcode:98428) 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