Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) was 46.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) is 46.18 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 43.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) peaked at 46.18 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.63 million, in 1997.
ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 161st of 221 groups on this measure, 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: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 12.63 million | — |
| 1998 | 12.63 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 13.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2000 | 13.41 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 13.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 14.29 million | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 14.78 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 15.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 21.01 million | +37.9% |
| 2006 | 22.58 million | +7.4% |
| 2007 | 24.24 million | +7.4% |
| 2008 | 24.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 25.63 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 28.22 million | +10.1% |
| 2011 | 29.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 30.12 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 31.12 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 32.13 million | +3.3% |
| 2015 | 33.16 million | +3.2% |
| 2016 | 37.16 million | +12.0% |
| 2017 | 38.38 million | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 39.64 million | +3.3% |
| 2019 | 40.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2020 | 42.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 43.41 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 44.62 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 45.84 million | +2.7% |
| 2024 | 46.18 million | +0.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number) (school both) in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +37.9% | 15.23 million | 21.01 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.76 million | 12.63 million | 13.01 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 18.99 million | 13.41 million | 25.63 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.00 million | 28.22 million | 40.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 44.45 million | 42.17 million | 46.18 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
More education data for ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.9135 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.7947 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.59 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 17.62 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.5505 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 20.75 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 3.49 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.73 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) was 46.18 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The highest recorded value was 46.18 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.63 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) ranks 161st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 43.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eca: Oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98122) 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