School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 18.87 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
18.87 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
18.87 million
in 2024
All-time low
5.56 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 18.87 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% on the previous year and up 14.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 18.87 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 5.56 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 73rd 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.56 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.72 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 5.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 6.07 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 6.26 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 6.44 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 6.62 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 6.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 6.98 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 7.18 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 7.36 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 7.53 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 7.76 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 7.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 8.21 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 8.47 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 8.70 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 8.96 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 9.21 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 9.41 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 9.64 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 9.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 10.11 million | +2.2% |
| 1993 | 10.35 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 10.56 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 10.77 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 10.95 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 11.19 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 11.48 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 11.73 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 11.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 12.17 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 12.52 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 12.80 million | +2.2% |
| 2004 | 13.05 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 13.32 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 13.63 million | +2.3% |
| 2007 | 13.91 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 14.22 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 14.54 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 14.93 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.37 million | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 15.79 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 16.22 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 16.53 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 16.89 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 17.11 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 17.36 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 17.59 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 17.77 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 17.94 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 18.19 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 18.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 18.75 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 18.87 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.35 million | 5.56 million | 7.18 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.36 million | 7.36 million | 9.41 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.67 million | 9.64 million | 11.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.22 million | 11.99 million | 14.54 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.56 million | 14.93 million | 17.77 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.43 million | 17.94 million | 18.87 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 70 Sri Lanka 326,954 compare
- 71 Republic of Korea 319,342 compare
- 72 Ukraine 317,317 compare
- 73 Australia 304,822 compare
- 74 South Sudan 286,762 compare
- 75 Ecuador 285,966 compare
- 76 Tajikistan 261,050 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.87 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.51 % change on previous year (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 18.87 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 18.87 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.56 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 73rd 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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