School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): School age population, early childhood educational development was 7.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 7.61 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
The figure is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 8.01 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.35 million, in 2003.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 86th out of 187 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 educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 5.46 million | — |
| 1998 | 5.46 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 6.43 million | +17.7% |
| 2000 | 6.42 million | -0.1% |
| 2001 | 6.42 million | -0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.36 million | -16.5% |
| 2003 | 5.35 million | -0.1% |
| 2004 | 5.41 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.53 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 5.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 5.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2008 | 5.97 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 6.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 6.34 million | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 6.40 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 6.53 million | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 6.60 million | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 6.68 million | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 6.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 7.84 million | +15.1% |
| 2017 | 7.86 million | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 7.81 million | -0.6% |
| 2019 | 7.81 million | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.89 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.01 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 7.15 million | -10.8% |
| 2023 | 7.17 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 7.61 million | +6.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.78 million | 5.46 million | 6.43 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 5.81 million | 5.35 million | 6.42 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million | 6.34 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.56 million | 7.15 million | 8.01 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.4% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 21.00 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 12.42 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.81 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 51.47 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 19.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 19.76 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 7.61 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.01 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.35 million in 2003.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 86th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. 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 educational development programmes, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release