School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) was 25.83 million in 2024. ◆ Volatile
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) recorded 25.83 million for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 33.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 25.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 4.72 million, in 1970.
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 142nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 4.72 million | — |
| 1971 | 4.82 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 4.95 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 5.10 million | +3.1% |
| 1974 | 5.25 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 5.38 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 5.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 5.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 5.78 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 5.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 6.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1981 | 6.19 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 6.36 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 6.51 million | +2.4% |
| 1984 | 6.67 million | +2.4% |
| 1985 | 6.82 million | +2.3% |
| 1986 | 6.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1987 | 7.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1988 | 7.27 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 6.89 million | -5.2% |
| 1990 | 7.07 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 7.25 million | +2.5% |
| 1992 | 7.41 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 7.57 million | +2.2% |
| 1994 | 7.77 million | +2.6% |
| 1995 | 7.93 million | +2.2% |
| 1996 | 8.08 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 8.24 million | +2.0% |
| 1998 | 11.03 million | +33.9% |
| 1999 | 11.41 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 11.85 million | +3.9% |
| 2001 | 12.37 million | +4.4% |
| 2002 | 12.93 million | +4.5% |
| 2003 | 13.44 million | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 13.97 million | +3.9% |
| 2005 | 14.46 million | +3.6% |
| 2006 | 15.03 million | +3.9% |
| 2007 | 15.59 million | +3.7% |
| 2008 | 16.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2009 | 16.71 million | +3.5% |
| 2010 | 17.23 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 17.76 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 18.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 18.80 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 19.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 19.91 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 20.46 million | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 20.99 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 21.53 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 22.05 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 23.64 million | +7.2% |
| 2021 | 24.13 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 24.53 million | +1.7% |
| 2023 | 25.79 million | +5.1% |
| 2024 | 25.83 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +33.9% | 8.24 million | 11.03 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.31 million | 4.72 million | 5.93 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 6.69 million | 6.07 million | 7.27 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 8.38 million | 7.07 million | 11.41 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.25 million | 11.85 million | 16.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 19.63 million | 17.23 million | 22.05 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.78 million | 23.64 million | 25.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Enrolment in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.62 million (2023)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 2.96 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.90 million (2023)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 471,371 (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 4.58 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 7.80 million (2021)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 42.53 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.6253 % change on previous year (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 3.6 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 25.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 25.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.72 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 142nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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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February 2026 Data Release