School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 62.57 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 62.57 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 67.07 million in 2000 and was at its lowest, 55.57 million, in 2011.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 68th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 67.06 million | — |
| 2000 | 67.07 million | +0.0% |
| 2001 | 66.68 million | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 66.50 million | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 65.60 million | -1.4% |
| 2004 | 64.80 million | -1.2% |
| 2005 | 63.28 million | -2.4% |
| 2006 | 61.50 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 59.81 million | -2.8% |
| 2008 | 58.40 million | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 57.14 million | -2.2% |
| 2010 | 56.32 million | -1.4% |
| 2011 | 55.57 million | -1.3% |
| 2012 | 55.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 56.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 56.11 million | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 56.05 million | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 56.16 million | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 56.50 million | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 57.15 million | +1.2% |
| 2019 | 57.99 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 59.46 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 60.35 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 61.60 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 62.39 million | +1.3% |
| 2024 | 62.57 million | +0.3% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 67.06 million | 67.06 million | 67.06 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 63.08 million | 57.14 million | 67.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.37 million | 55.57 million | 57.99 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.27 million | 59.46 million | 62.57 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 62.57 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 67.07 million in 2000.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.57 million in 2011.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 68th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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