School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 132.35 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 132.35 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 132.35 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 83.96 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 16th out of 194 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 83.96 million | — |
| 1998 | 88.51 million | +5.4% |
| 1999 | 86.15 million | -2.7% |
| 2000 | 87.82 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 89.32 million | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 90.19 million | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 92.15 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 93.28 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 95.69 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 97.56 million | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 98.33 million | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 100.78 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 103.38 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 106.29 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 109.06 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 111.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 114.59 million | +2.4% |
| 2014 | 116.93 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 119.25 million | +2.0% |
| 2016 | 122.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 125.44 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 127.10 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 128.58 million | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 128.66 million | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 130.00 million | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 130.32 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 131.72 million | +1.1% |
| 2024 | 132.35 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 86.21 million | 83.96 million | 88.51 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 94.85 million | 87.82 million | 103.38 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 118.14 million | 106.29 million | 128.58 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 130.61 million | 128.66 million | 132.35 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 1.42 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 2.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 132.35 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 132.35 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.96 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 16th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release