School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 39.69 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
39.69 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
39.73 million
in 2023
All-time low
11.64 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) recorded 39.69 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 39.73 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.64 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.64 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.89 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 12.20 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 12.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 12.87 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 13.21 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 13.58 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 13.97 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 14.35 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 14.75 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 15.18 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 15.59 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 16.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 16.49 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 16.96 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 17.47 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 17.91 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 18.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 18.88 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 19.36 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 19.79 million | +2.2% |
| 1991 | 20.25 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 20.64 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 21.06 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 21.48 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 21.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 22.24 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 22.65 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 23.11 million | +2.1% |
| 1999 | 23.58 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 24.05 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 24.55 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 25.15 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 25.66 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 26.15 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 26.85 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 27.60 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 28.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2008 | 28.96 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 29.68 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 30.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 31.39 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 32.29 million | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 33.21 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 34.05 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 34.93 million | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 35.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 36.37 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 37.06 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 37.68 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 38.30 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 38.85 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 39.20 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 39.73 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 39.69 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 13.10 million | 11.64 million | 14.75 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.23 million | 15.18 million | 19.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 21.67 million | 19.79 million | 23.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.69 million | 24.05 million | 29.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.31 million | 30.47 million | 37.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.15 million | 38.30 million | 39.73 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 39.69 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 39.73 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.64 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release