School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 17.76 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
17.76 million
Change on year
down 1.0%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
17.95 million
in 2023
All-time low
5.40 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) stood at 17.76 million.
The figure is down 1.0% on the previous year and up 15.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 17.95 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.40 million, in 1970.
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 78th 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, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.40 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.52 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 5.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 5.79 million | +2.3% |
| 1974 | 5.93 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 6.07 million | +2.3% |
| 1976 | 6.21 million | +2.3% |
| 1977 | 6.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1978 | 6.49 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 6.64 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 6.79 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 6.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 7.17 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 7.35 million | +2.6% |
| 1984 | 7.54 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 7.76 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 7.96 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 8.16 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 8.38 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 8.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 8.77 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 9.26 million | +2.5% |
| 1993 | 9.50 million | +2.6% |
| 1994 | 9.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 9.90 million | +1.7% |
| 1996 | 10.06 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 10.24 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 10.44 million | +1.9% |
| 1999 | 10.70 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 10.94 million | +2.3% |
| 2001 | 11.23 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 11.51 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.76 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 12.04 million | +2.3% |
| 2005 | 12.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.64 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 12.95 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 13.27 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 13.58 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 13.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 14.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 14.59 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 15.01 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 15.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 15.65 million | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 15.94 million | +1.9% |
| 2017 | 16.23 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 16.58 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 16.86 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 17.09 million | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 17.41 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 17.61 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 17.95 million | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 17.76 million | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.01 million | 5.40 million | 6.64 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 7.66 million | 6.79 million | 8.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.76 million | 8.77 million | 10.70 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.23 million | 10.94 million | 13.58 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.43 million | 13.88 million | 16.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.56 million | 17.09 million | 17.95 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- 75 Ecuador 285,966 compare
- 76 Tajikistan 261,050 compare
- 77 Togo 260,101 compare
- 78 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 247,402 compare
- 79 Haiti 245,271 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 240,144 compare
- 81 Chile 235,962 compare
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.5% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.01 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.75 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 21.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 7.95 million (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 17.76 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: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.95 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.40 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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