School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 22.91 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
22.91 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
67th
of 221 groups
All-time high
22.91 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.86 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) is 22.91 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 21.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 22.91 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.86 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.86 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.00 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 6.14 million | +2.5% |
| 1973 | 6.30 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 6.47 million | +2.8% |
| 1975 | 6.63 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 6.79 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 6.96 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 7.11 million | +2.3% |
| 1979 | 7.29 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 7.46 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 7.62 million | +2.2% |
| 1982 | 7.83 million | +2.7% |
| 1983 | 8.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 8.22 million | +2.5% |
| 1985 | 8.47 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 8.69 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 8.90 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 9.11 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 9.31 million | +2.2% |
| 1990 | 9.53 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.79 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 10.07 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 10.38 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 10.69 million | +3.0% |
| 1995 | 10.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 11.26 million | +2.5% |
| 1997 | 11.54 million | +2.5% |
| 1998 | 11.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 12.30 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 12.67 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 13.07 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 13.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 13.80 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 14.14 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 14.58 million | +3.1% |
| 2006 | 15.01 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 15.42 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 15.85 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 16.30 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 16.78 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 17.30 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 17.83 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 18.35 million | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 18.79 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 19.24 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 19.66 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 20.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 20.54 million | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 20.92 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 21.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2021 | 21.76 million | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.22 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 22.76 million | +2.4% |
| 2024 | 22.91 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.56 million | 5.86 million | 7.29 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.36 million | 7.46 million | 9.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.85 million | 9.53 million | 12.30 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 14.43 million | 12.67 million | 16.30 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.95 million | 16.78 million | 20.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.19 million | 21.31 million | 22.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.31 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 5.08 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.38 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.51 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.02 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.63 % change on previous year (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 22.91 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: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 22.91 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.86 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 67th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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