Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 60.39 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1997–2024
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.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 23.55 million | — |
| 1998 | 23.55 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 24.06 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 24.58 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 25.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 25.79 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 26.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 27.20 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 28.64 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 29.46 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 36.76 million | +24.8% |
| 2009 | 37.88 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 39.04 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 40.28 million | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 41.55 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.13 million | +13.4% |
| 2014 | 48.30 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 49.70 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 51.09 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 52.50 million | +2.7% |
| 2018 | 53.82 million | +2.5% |
| 2019 | 55.06 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 56.26 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 57.47 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 58.67 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 59.85 million | +2.0% |
| 2024 | 60.39 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.93 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 7.28 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 4.11 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 4.42 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.79 million (2022)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.5048 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9826 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 29.69 million (2024)
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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February 2026 Data Release