Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)

ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 60.39 million in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
60.39 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
144th
of 221 groups
All-time high
60.39 million
in 2024
All-time low
23.55 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024

Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1997–2024

020.0M40.0M60.0M1997201020241997: 23.5M1998: 23.5M1999: 24.1M2000: 24.6M2001: 25.1M2002: 25.8M2003: 26.5M2004: 27.2M2005: 27.9M2006: 28.6M2007: 29.5M2008: 36.8M2009: 37.9M2010: 39.0M2011: 40.3M2012: 41.5M2013: 47.1M2014: 48.3M2015: 49.7M2016: 51.1M2017: 52.5M2018: 53.8M2019: 55.1M2020: 56.3M2021: 57.5M2022: 58.7M2023: 59.9M2024: 60.4M

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) recorded 60.39 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 25.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) peaked at 60.39 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.55 million, in 1997.

That places ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 144th 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

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 23.72 million 23.55 million 24.06 million 3
2000s 28.99 million 24.58 million 37.88 million 10
2010s 47.85 million 39.04 million 55.06 million 10
2020s 58.53 million 56.26 million 60.39 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)

  1. 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 255,567 compare
  2. 142 Latvia, Republic of 229,761 compare
  3. 143 Albania 229,018 compare
  4. 144 Jamaica 211,441 compare
  5. 145 Slovenia, Republic of 199,639 compare
  6. 146 Eswatini, Kingdom of 192,215 compare
  7. 147 Bahrain, Kingdom of 185,493 compare

See the full ranking of 418 places β†’

More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)

All data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) was 60.39 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
The highest recorded value was 60.39 million in 2024.
What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
The lowest recorded value was 23.55 million in 1997.
How does ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) ranks 144th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)?
Over the last ten years it is up 25.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114) 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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Indicator
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
418 places, 11,049 data points, 1974–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release