Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 66.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
66.10 million
Change on year
up 0.4%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
66.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
28.26 million
in 1997
Years of data
28
1997–2024
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) stood at 66.10 million. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 20.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 66.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.26 million, in 1997.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 140th 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 in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.26 million | — |
| 1998 | 28.26 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 29.23 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 30.22 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 31.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 32.18 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 33.21 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 34.18 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 35.17 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 37.17 million | +5.7% |
| 2007 | 38.24 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 45.82 million | +19.8% |
| 2009 | 47.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 48.90 million | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 50.36 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 51.88 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 53.76 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 55.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 56.51 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 57.94 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 59.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 60.55 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 61.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 62.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 63.92 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 64.90 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 65.85 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 66.10 million | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 28.58 million | 28.26 million | 29.23 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 36.46 million | 30.22 million | 47.18 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 55.60 million | 48.90 million | 61.81 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.74 million | 62.92 million | 66.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- 137 Timor-Leste 287,320 compare
- 138 North Macedonia 277,807 compare
- 139 Equatorial Guinea 273,790 compare
- 140 Singapore 270,394 compare
- 141 Bosnia and Herzegovina 255,567 compare
- 142 Latvia 229,761 compare
- 143 Albania 229,018 compare
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.36 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.01 million (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.48 % change on previous year (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 539,187 (2015)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.4 % change on previous year (2015)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.33 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes 18.64 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 66.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.26 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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