School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, early childhood educational development was 17.77 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1998β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 17.77 million, measured in 2024.
The figure is up 1.1% on the previous year and up 5.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 18.02 million in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.58 million, in 1998.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 17th out of 187 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 27 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.77 million | 12.58 million | 12.97 million | 2 |
| 2000s | 13.79 million | 13.06 million | 15.10 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.96 million | 15.51 million | 17.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.79 million | 17.55 million | 18.02 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.0% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 92.95 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 17.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.02 million in 2021.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.58 million in 1998.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 17th out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release