School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 32.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 32.82 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 32.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 18.34 million, in 1997.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 110th of 194 groups on this measure, 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: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 18.34 million | — |
| 1998 | 19.93 million | +8.7% |
| 1999 | 20.33 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 20.86 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 21.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.97 million | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 21.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.39 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.89 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 30.74 million | +5.0% |
| 2017 | 30.47 million | -0.9% |
| 2018 | 30.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 31.13 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 31.98 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 32.51 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.07 million | -1.4% |
| 2023 | 32.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 32.82 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19.53 million | 18.34 million | 20.33 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 22.74 million | 20.86 million | 25.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.01 million | 26.17 million | 31.13 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.41 million | 31.98 million | 32.82 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)
- 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, female (number) 2.82 % change on previous year (2016)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 661,057 (2016)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 723,016 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 32.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.34 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 110th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. 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 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