Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 43.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) stood at 43.84 million.
That represents a change of down 0.3% on the previous year and up 23.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 43.98 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.01 million, in 2010.
That places ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 42.58 million | — |
| 2000 | 42.49 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 41.22 million | -3.0% |
| 2002 | 39.75 million | -3.6% |
| 2003 | 38.59 million | -2.9% |
| 2004 | 39.33 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 37.62 million | -4.3% |
| 2006 | 36.06 million | -4.2% |
| 2007 | 34.58 million | -4.1% |
| 2008 | 33.44 million | -3.3% |
| 2009 | 32.59 million | -2.5% |
| 2010 | 32.01 million | -1.8% |
| 2011 | 32.39 million | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 32.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 35.12 million | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 35.49 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.93 million | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 36.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 37.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 38.66 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 39.57 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 40.93 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 41.85 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 42.98 million | +2.7% |
| 2023 | 43.98 million | +2.3% |
| 2024 | 43.84 million | -0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 42.58 million | 42.58 million | 42.58 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 37.57 million | 32.59 million | 42.49 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.59 million | 32.01 million | 39.57 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.72 million | 40.93 million | 43.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 845,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 8.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 43.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 43.98 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.01 million in 2010.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 168th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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