School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 55.81 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
55.81 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
74th
of 221 groups
All-time high
55.81 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.00 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 55.81 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 27.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 55.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.00 million, in 1970.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 74th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.00 million | — |
| 1971 | 13.36 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 13.77 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 14.30 million | +3.8% |
| 1974 | 14.74 million | +3.1% |
| 1975 | 15.21 million | +3.1% |
| 1976 | 15.65 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 16.12 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 16.53 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 17.01 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 17.52 million | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 18.10 million | +3.3% |
| 1982 | 18.36 million | +1.5% |
| 1983 | 18.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 19.45 million | +3.0% |
| 1985 | 19.86 million | +2.1% |
| 1986 | 20.44 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 20.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 21.56 million | +2.8% |
| 1989 | 21.59 million | +0.1% |
| 1990 | 22.19 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 22.13 million | -0.3% |
| 1992 | 22.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 23.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1994 | 23.97 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.84 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 25.58 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 25.14 million | -1.7% |
| 1998 | 28.87 million | +14.8% |
| 1999 | 30.17 million | +4.5% |
| 2000 | 31.04 million | +2.9% |
| 2001 | 31.89 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 32.71 million | +2.6% |
| 2003 | 33.52 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 34.39 million | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 35.18 million | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 36.06 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 36.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 37.87 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 38.75 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 39.75 million | +2.6% |
| 2011 | 40.77 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 41.74 million | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 42.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 43.84 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 45.57 million | +3.9% |
| 2016 | 46.73 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 47.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 48.96 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 50.33 million | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 51.71 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 52.33 million | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 53.50 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 55.47 million | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 55.81 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.97 million | 13.00 million | 17.01 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.67 million | 17.52 million | 21.59 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 24.89 million | 22.13 million | 30.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.84 million | 31.04 million | 38.75 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.83 million | 39.75 million | 50.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 53.76 million | 51.71 million | 55.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 55.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 7.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 55.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 55.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.00 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 74th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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