Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both was 16.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
16.85 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
85th
of 221 groups
All-time high
16.85 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.09 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 16.85 million for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 23.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 16.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.09 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 85th 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 55 years of available data.
Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.09 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.20 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 5.29 million | +1.7% |
| 1973 | 5.42 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 5.56 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 5.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 5.87 million | +3.0% |
| 1977 | 6.03 million | +2.7% |
| 1978 | 6.16 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 6.32 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 6.48 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 6.62 million | +2.1% |
| 1982 | 6.76 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 6.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1984 | 7.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.27 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 7.48 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 7.65 million | +2.3% |
| 1988 | 7.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 8.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 8.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1991 | 8.48 million | +2.2% |
| 1992 | 8.65 million | +2.1% |
| 1993 | 8.83 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 8.89 million | +0.7% |
| 1995 | 9.06 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 9.18 million | +1.4% |
| 1997 | 9.33 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 9.48 million | +1.5% |
| 1999 | 9.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 9.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 10.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2002 | 10.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2003 | 10.46 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 10.62 million | +1.5% |
| 2005 | 10.73 million | +1.1% |
| 2006 | 11.01 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 11.30 million | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 11.52 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 11.77 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 12.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 12.41 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 12.83 million | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 13.31 million | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 13.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 14.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 14.50 million | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 14.84 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 15.17 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 15.51 million | +2.2% |
| 2020 | 15.81 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 16.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 16.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 16.71 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 16.85 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.66 million | 5.09 million | 6.32 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.22 million | 6.48 million | 8.07 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.99 million | 8.29 million | 9.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 10.74 million | 9.82 million | 11.77 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 13.83 million | 12.06 million | 15.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.38 million | 15.81 million | 16.85 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 3.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 21.00 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Population of the official entrance age to primary education, both in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 16.85 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of the official entrance age to primary education, both recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.09 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for population of the official entrance age to primary education, both?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 85th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of the official entrance age to primary education, both rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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