Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 110.12 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries recorded 110.12 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% on the previous year and up 26.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries peaked at 110.12 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 54.39 million, in 1997.
That places SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 112th 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 in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 54.39 million | — |
| 1998 | 54.39 million | +0.0% |
| 1999 | 55.44 million | +1.9% |
| 2000 | 56.54 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 57.60 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 58.76 million | +2.0% |
| 2003 | 60.05 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 61.05 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 61.92 million | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 64.03 million | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 65.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 74.29 million | +14.3% |
| 2009 | 77.09 million | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 79.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 81.80 million | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 83.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 85.54 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 87.35 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 94.75 million | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 97.09 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 99.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 100.91 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 102.80 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 104.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 106.62 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 108.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 109.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 110.12 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 54.74 million | 54.39 million | 55.44 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 63.63 million | 56.54 million | 77.09 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.19 million | 79.09 million | 102.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 107.93 million | 104.89 million | 110.12 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
More education data for SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.3% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 19.77 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 6.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 15.66 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 42.33 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 32.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 16.23 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries was 110.12 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 110.12 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.39 million in 1997.
- How does SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this SDG: Landlocked Developing Countries 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