School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, early childhood educational development was 1.04 million in 2024. β Volatile
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1997β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) stood at 1.04 million.
That represents a change of up 85.1% on the previous year and up 116.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 2.72 million in 1997 and was at its lowest, 479,104, in 2013.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 155th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.70 million | 2.66 million | 2.72 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 2.06 million | 1.49 million | 2.71 million | 4 |
| 2010s | 1.05 million | 479,104 | 1.51 million | 7 |
| 2020s | 1.05 million | 552,023 | 1.56 million | 5 |
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 91.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 48.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
All data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) β
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 1.04 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 2.72 million in 1997.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 479,104 in 2013.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 155th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release