Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 10.44 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
10.44 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
119th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.44 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.67 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 10.44 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 10.44 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.67 million, in 1970.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 119th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.67 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.81 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 2.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 3.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 3.19 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 3.26 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 3.33 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 3.39 million | +1.7% |
| 1981 | 3.45 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 3.56 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.68 million | +3.5% |
| 1984 | 3.79 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 3.90 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 4.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 4.13 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 4.26 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 4.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 4.48 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.58 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.74 million | +3.4% |
| 1993 | 4.95 million | +4.5% |
| 1994 | 5.08 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 5.24 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 5.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 5.53 million | +2.7% |
| 1998 | 5.68 million | +2.7% |
| 1999 | 5.85 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 6.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 6.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2002 | 6.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2003 | 6.54 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 6.74 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 7.14 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 7.37 million | +3.1% |
| 2008 | 7.58 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 8.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 8.28 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 8.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 8.83 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 9.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 9.20 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 9.38 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 9.55 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 9.74 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.88 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.98 million | +0.9% |
| 2021 | 10.07 million | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 10.21 million | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 10.38 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 10.44 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.00 million | 2.67 million | 3.33 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.85 million | 3.39 million | 4.37 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.15 million | 4.48 million | 5.85 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.86 million | 6.03 million | 7.80 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.04 million | 8.05 million | 9.88 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.22 million | 9.98 million | 10.44 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.79 million (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 9.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.96 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 9.18 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.86 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.13 million (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 10.44 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.44 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.67 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release