School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 15.16 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
15.16 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
15.16 million
in 2024
All-time low
3.77 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024

5.0M7.5M10.0M12.5M15.0M197019972024

Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 15.16 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 0.6% on the previous year and up 18.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 15.16 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 3.77 million, in 1970.

ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 90th 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year

Annual values for School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 3.77 million
1971 3.88 million +2.9%
1972 4.00 million +2.9%
1973 4.12 million +3.0%
1974 4.26 million +3.4%
1975 4.38 million +2.9%
1976 4.51 million +2.9%
1977 4.64 million +2.9%
1978 4.76 million +2.6%
1979 4.90 million +3.0%
1980 5.04 million +2.7%
1981 5.16 million +2.5%
1982 5.32 million +3.2%
1983 5.48 million +2.8%
1984 5.63 million +2.9%
1985 5.81 million +3.1%
1986 5.98 million +2.8%
1987 6.13 million +2.7%
1988 6.28 million +2.4%
1989 6.40 million +1.9%
1990 6.55 million +2.4%
1991 6.75 million +3.0%
1992 6.95 million +3.0%
1993 7.18 million +3.3%
1994 7.42 million +3.3%
1995 7.63 million +2.8%
1996 7.83 million +2.6%
1997 8.03 million +2.6%
1998 8.31 million +3.4%
1999 8.59 million +3.4%
2000 8.84 million +3.0%
2001 9.05 million +2.4%
2002 9.34 million +3.2%
2003 9.61 million +2.8%
2004 9.85 million +2.5%
2005 10.11 million +2.6%
2006 10.38 million +2.7%
2007 10.64 million +2.5%
2008 10.93 million +2.7%
2009 11.23 million +2.7%
2010 11.54 million +2.8%
2011 11.89 million +3.0%
2012 12.22 million +2.8%
2013 12.55 million +2.7%
2014 12.80 million +1.9%
2015 13.04 million +1.9%
2016 13.28 million +1.8%
2017 13.54 million +1.9%
2018 13.79 million +1.9%
2019 14.00 million +1.5%
2020 14.21 million +1.5%
2021 14.49 million +1.9%
2022 14.76 million +1.9%
2023 15.07 million +2.1%
2024 15.16 million +0.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 4.32 million 3.77 million 4.90 million 10
1980s 5.72 million 5.04 million 6.40 million 10
1990s 7.52 million 6.55 million 8.59 million 10
2000s 10.00 million 8.84 million 11.23 million 10
2010s 12.86 million 11.54 million 14.00 million 10
2020s 14.74 million 14.21 million 15.16 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)

  1. 87 Dominican Republic 187,994 compare
  2. 88 Israel 187,477 compare
  3. 89 Netherlands 175,000 compare
  4. 90 Congo 172,255 compare
  5. 91 Central African Republic 171,918 compare
  6. 92 Kyrgyzstan 167,879 compare
  7. 93 Turkmenistan 164,010 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 15.16 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: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The highest recorded value was 15.16 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
The lowest recorded value was 3.77 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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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Indicator
School age population, one year before the official primary entry age, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
443 places, 20,766 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release