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. β² Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114), 1997β2024
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
| 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)
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 255,567 compare
- 142 Latvia, Republic of 229,761 compare
- 143 Albania 229,018 compare
- 144 Jamaica 211,441 compare
- 145 Slovenia, Republic of 199,639 compare
- 146 Eswatini, Kingdom of 192,215 compare
- 147 Bahrain, Kingdom of 185,493 compare
More education data for ECA: Eac (unsdcode:98114)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.8% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.79 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.88 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 7.28 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.44 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 29.69 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 11.26 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 11.26 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release