School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 36.10 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
36.10 million
Change on year
up 0.9%
Rank
27th
of 221 groups
All-time high
36.10 million
in 2024
All-time low
9.28 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 36.10 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 27.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 36.10 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 9.28 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 27th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 9.28 million | — |
| 1971 | 9.55 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 9.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 10.13 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 10.42 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 10.70 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 10.97 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 11.26 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 11.56 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 11.89 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 12.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 12.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1982 | 12.92 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 13.28 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 13.65 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 14.01 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.41 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 14.85 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 15.29 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 15.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1990 | 16.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 16.69 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 17.11 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 17.61 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 18.16 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 18.68 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 19.12 million | +2.4% |
| 1997 | 19.51 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 19.99 million | +2.4% |
| 1999 | 20.47 million | +2.4% |
| 2000 | 20.86 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 21.28 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 21.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 22.05 million | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 22.48 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 23.00 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 23.43 million | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 23.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 24.41 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 24.90 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 25.48 million | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 26.12 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 26.85 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 27.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 28.24 million | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 29.00 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 29.74 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 30.66 million | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 31.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2019 | 32.51 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 33.39 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 34.18 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 34.97 million | +2.3% |
| 2023 | 35.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 36.10 million | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 10.56 million | 9.28 million | 11.89 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 13.90 million | 12.24 million | 15.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 18.36 million | 16.25 million | 20.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.80 million | 20.86 million | 24.90 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.78 million | 25.48 million | 32.51 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.89 million | 33.39 million | 36.10 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.94 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 36.10 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 36.10 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.28 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.8%. 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release