Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): Enrolment in primary education, both sexes was 79.60 million in 2024. βΌ Falling
Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 79.60 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 3.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, enrolment in primary education, both sexes 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.
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)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 79.60 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest enrolment in primary education, both sexes 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 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?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is enrolment in primary education, both sexes 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 UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release