School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 16.11 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) recorded 16.11 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.7% on the previous year and up 37.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) peaked at 16.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.60 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.09 million | 3.60 million | 4.60 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 5.32 million | 4.72 million | 5.94 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.08 million | 6.10 million | 8.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.46 million | 8.43 million | 10.31 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 12.01 million | 10.51 million | 13.79 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.29 million | 14.33 million | 16.11 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
More education data for ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.01 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 81.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.04 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 17.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 3.27 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 20.74 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 8.79 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 8.79 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) was 16.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.11 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.60 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) ranks 162nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Eccas (unsdcode:98107) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release