Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 9.92 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.92 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
132nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.92 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.47 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) is 9.92 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 16.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 9.92 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.47 million, in 1970.
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 132nd 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.47 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.54 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 2.60 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 2.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 2.74 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 2.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.88 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 2.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 3.08 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 3.12 million | +1.5% |
| 1981 | 3.17 million | +1.3% |
| 1982 | 3.27 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 3.38 million | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 3.47 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 3.57 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 3.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 3.77 million | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 3.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 3.98 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 4.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1991 | 4.18 million | +2.4% |
| 1992 | 4.33 million | +3.7% |
| 1993 | 4.51 million | +4.0% |
| 1994 | 4.68 million | +3.9% |
| 1995 | 4.85 million | +3.7% |
| 1996 | 4.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1997 | 5.14 million | +2.9% |
| 1998 | 5.28 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 5.46 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 5.64 million | +3.4% |
| 2001 | 5.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 5.95 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 6.15 million | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 6.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 6.50 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 6.70 million | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 6.92 million | +3.2% |
| 2008 | 7.12 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 7.34 million | +3.1% |
| 2010 | 7.58 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 7.81 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 8.05 million | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 8.36 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 8.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 8.70 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 8.86 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 9.02 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 9.19 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 9.33 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 9.43 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.53 million | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 9.68 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 9.86 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.92 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.78 million | 2.47 million | 3.08 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.53 million | 3.12 million | 3.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.75 million | 4.08 million | 5.46 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.45 million | 5.64 million | 7.34 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.54 million | 7.58 million | 9.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.69 million | 9.43 million | 9.92 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 571,047 (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 secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 8.96 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 682,681 (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 8.43 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 9.92 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.92 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.47 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 132nd 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.4%. 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 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