School age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School age population, early childhood educational development was 14.65 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 14.65 million for school age population, early childhood educational development in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 15.86 million in 2016 and was at its lowest, 12.93 million, in 1999.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 61st of 187 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.93 million | 12.93 million | 12.93 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.63 million | 13.06 million | 14.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.48 million | 14.33 million | 15.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 14.99 million | 14.65 million | 15.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- 58 New Zealand 90,050 compare
- 59 Ireland 88,037 compare
- 60 Norway 83,743 compare
- 61 Equatorial Guinea, Republic of 77,419 compare
- 62 Singapore 73,183 compare
- 63 Uruguay 67,895 compare
- 64 Serbia, Republic of 62,327 compare
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 86.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 31.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School age population, early childhood educational development in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 14.65 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.86 million in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, early childhood educational development recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.93 million in 1999.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school age population, early childhood educational development?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 61st out of 187 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, early childhood educational development rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, early childhood educational development programmes, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release