Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 133.28 million in 2024. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) is 133.28 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 30.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 133.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 56.23 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 56.66 million | 56.23 million | 57.51 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 69.19 million | 58.92 million | 84.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.98 million | 88.87 million | 119.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 129.58 million | 122.34 million | 133.28 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 84 Belgium 1.75 million compare
- 85 Paraguay 1.67 million compare
- 86 Congo 1.65 million compare
- 87 Central African Republic 1.60 million compare
- 88 El Salvador 1.58 million compare
- 89 Kyrgyzstan 1.54 million compare
- 90 Haiti 1.47 million compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 133.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 133.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.23 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 87th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release