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
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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)
- 87 Dominican Republic 187,994 compare
- 88 Israel 187,477 compare
- 89 Netherlands 175,000 compare
- 90 Congo 172,255 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 171,918 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 167,879 compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 164,010 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
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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February 2026 Data Release