Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled was 79.60 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970–2024
Source: Statizoid (derived).
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 79.60 million for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 87.65 million in 1971 and was at its lowest, 76.25 million, in 2009.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 82.76 million | — |
| 1971 | 87.65 million | +5.9% |
| 1972 | 86.69 million | -1.1% |
| 1973 | 85.63 million | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 84.39 million | -1.4% |
| 1975 | 82.94 million | -1.7% |
| 1976 | 82.01 million | -1.1% |
| 1977 | 80.98 million | -1.3% |
| 1978 | 80.41 million | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 80.00 million | -0.5% |
| 1980 | 82.41 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 79.85 million | -3.1% |
| 1982 | 81.45 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 80.87 million | -0.7% |
| 1984 | 80.80 million | -0.1% |
| 1985 | 80.68 million | -0.1% |
| 1986 | 80.11 million | -0.7% |
| 1987 | 81.67 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 86.54 million | +6.0% |
| 1989 | 84.26 million | -2.6% |
| 1990 | 82.29 million | -2.3% |
| 1991 | 82.33 million | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 84.71 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 82.77 million | -2.3% |
| 1994 | 82.94 million | +0.2% |
| 1995 | 83.16 million | +0.3% |
| 1996 | 84.78 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 85.63 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 85.04 million | -0.7% |
| 1999 | 84.31 million | -0.9% |
| 2000 | 82.97 million | -1.6% |
| 2001 | 82.03 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 80.95 million | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 79.68 million | -1.6% |
| 2004 | 80.06 million | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 78.59 million | -1.8% |
| 2006 | 77.56 million | -1.3% |
| 2007 | 77.02 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 76.84 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 76.25 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 76.28 million | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 76.52 million | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 76.55 million | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 76.35 million | -0.3% |
| 2014 | 76.81 million | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 77.71 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 78.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 79.79 million | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 80.59 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 81.02 million | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 80.00 million | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 79.52 million | -0.6% |
| 2022 | 79.21 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 79.70 million | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 79.60 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.35 million | 80.00 million | 87.65 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 81.86 million | 79.85 million | 86.54 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 83.80 million | 82.29 million | 85.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 79.20 million | 76.25 million | 82.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 78.04 million | 76.28 million | 81.02 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.61 million | 79.21 million | 80.00 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 64.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 34.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 79.60 million in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 87.65 million in 1971.
- What is the lowest enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 76.25 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.
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- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes UNESCO Institute for Statistics
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About this data
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number) with 607 missing years estimated by linear interpolation between the nearest real observations. Only gaps of 4 years or fewer are filled, and never beyond the first or last actual measurement — these are filled holes, not forecasts.