School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 50.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 50.37 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 50.62 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 28.75 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 95th out of 194 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.
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.75 million | — |
| 1998 | 30.49 million | +6.1% |
| 1999 | 31.20 million | +2.3% |
| 2000 | 31.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 32.77 million | +2.5% |
| 2002 | 32.48 million | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 33.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.11 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.97 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 35.84 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 36.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.32 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.18 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.18 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 42.90 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.71 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 45.44 million | +3.9% |
| 2017 | 46.27 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 47.09 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 47.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 49.11 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 49.96 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49.82 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 50.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 50.37 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 30.15 million | 28.75 million | 31.20 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 34.74 million | 31.99 million | 38.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.59 million | 39.18 million | 47.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.98 million | 49.11 million | 50.62 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 43.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 50.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.62 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.75 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 95th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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