School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) was 17.25 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.25 million
Change on year
up 1.2%
Rank
172nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.25 million
in 2024
All-time low
7.62 million
in 1972
Years of data
53
1972–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), 1972–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) recorded 17.25 million for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) peaked at 17.25 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.62 million, in 1972.
That places ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 53 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number) in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1972 | 7.62 million | — |
| 1973 | 7.74 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 7.84 million | +1.3% |
| 1975 | 7.93 million | +1.2% |
| 1976 | 7.98 million | +0.5% |
| 1977 | 8.02 million | +0.5% |
| 1978 | 8.08 million | +0.8% |
| 1979 | 8.17 million | +1.1% |
| 1980 | 8.28 million | +1.3% |
| 1981 | 8.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 8.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1983 | 8.89 million | +2.3% |
| 1984 | 9.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 9.30 million | +2.2% |
| 1986 | 9.44 million | +1.5% |
| 1987 | 9.60 million | +1.7% |
| 1988 | 9.76 million | +1.7% |
| 1989 | 9.92 million | +1.7% |
| 1990 | 10.10 million | +1.8% |
| 1991 | 10.13 million | +0.3% |
| 1992 | 10.34 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 10.54 million | +1.9% |
| 1994 | 10.78 million | +2.3% |
| 1995 | 10.96 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 11.17 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 11.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1998 | 11.60 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 11.82 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 12.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 12.29 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 12.57 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 12.85 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 13.15 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 13.48 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 13.86 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 14.21 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.62 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 14.97 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 15.19 million | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 15.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 15.49 million | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 15.45 million | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 15.24 million | -1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.12 million | -0.8% |
| 2016 | 15.12 million | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 15.10 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 15.22 million | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 15.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 15.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2021 | 16.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 16.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 17.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 17.25 million | +1.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.92 million | 7.62 million | 8.17 million | 8 |
| 1980s | 9.15 million | 8.28 million | 9.92 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.88 million | 10.10 million | 11.82 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.40 million | 12.05 million | 14.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.29 million | 15.10 million | 15.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.63 million | 15.98 million | 17.25 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
More education data for ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 10.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.00 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate -2.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 7.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate -1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 2.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual -5.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 6.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 2.81 million (2022)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 4.35 % change on previous year (2022)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) was 17.25 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.25 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.62 million in 1972.
- How does ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426) ranks 172nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ESCAP: Other Area (oth_region) (unsdcode:98426)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. 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, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release