School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): School age population, early childhood education, both sexes was 52.85 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 52.85 million for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 13.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 52.85 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.24 million, in 1997.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 90th 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 28.24 million | — |
| 1998 | 30.08 million | +6.5% |
| 1999 | 34.89 million | +16.0% |
| 2000 | 35.44 million | +1.6% |
| 2001 | 35.94 million | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 35.40 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 35.84 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 36.45 million | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 37.28 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 37.55 million | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 38.39 million | +2.2% |
| 2008 | 39.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 40.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 41.78 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 42.97 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 44.27 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 45.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 46.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 47.61 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 49.57 million | +4.1% |
| 2017 | 49.75 million | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 50.54 million | +1.6% |
| 2019 | 51.30 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 50.32 million | -1.9% |
| 2021 | 51.22 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 51.17 million | -0.1% |
| 2023 | 52.14 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 52.85 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.07 million | 28.24 million | 34.89 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 37.20 million | 35.40 million | 40.43 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.98 million | 41.78 million | 51.30 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.54 million | 50.32 million | 52.85 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 school age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- School age population, early childhood education, both sexes in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 52.85 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 52.85 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.24 million in 1997.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for school age population, early childhood education, both sexes?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 90th out of 194 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.7%. 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 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