School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes was 10.42 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
10.42 million
Change on year
down 0.2%
Rank
116th
of 221 groups
All-time high
10.76 million
in 2006
All-time low
10.41 million
in 2022
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 10.42 million for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 1.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 10.76 million in 2006 and was at its lowest, 10.41 million, in 2022.
That places ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 10.51 million | — |
| 2000 | 10.56 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 10.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 10.69 million | +0.5% |
| 2003 | 10.72 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 10.74 million | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 10.75 million | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 10.76 million | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 10.74 million | -0.1% |
| 2008 | 10.72 million | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 10.69 million | -0.3% |
| 2010 | 10.68 million | -0.1% |
| 2011 | 10.67 million | -0.1% |
| 2012 | 10.66 million | -0.1% |
| 2013 | 10.62 million | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 10.58 million | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 10.63 million | +0.6% |
| 2016 | 10.57 million | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 10.53 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 10.58 million | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 10.52 million | -0.5% |
| 2020 | 10.50 million | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 10.51 million | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.41 million | -0.9% |
| 2023 | 10.44 million | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 10.42 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.51 million | 10.51 million | 10.51 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.70 million | 10.56 million | 10.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.60 million | 10.52 million | 10.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.46 million | 10.41 million | 10.51 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.4451 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 63.30 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.5652 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.34 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 31.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6877 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 31.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.3433 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 10.42 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 ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.76 million in 2006.
- What is the lowest school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.41 million in 2022.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 116th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, last grade of primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- 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, last grade of primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release