School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 15.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) is 15.61 million, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 0.2% on the previous year and up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 15.91 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 14.26 million, in 2008.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 89th 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 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 15.28 million | — |
| 2000 | 15.23 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 15.07 million | -1.0% |
| 2002 | 14.90 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 14.57 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 14.38 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 14.28 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 14.35 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 14.42 million | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 14.26 million | -1.1% |
| 2009 | 14.47 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 14.64 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 14.79 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 14.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 15.18 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 15.56 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 15.59 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 15.72 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 15.64 million | -0.5% |
| 2018 | 15.68 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 15.74 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 15.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 15.90 million | -0.1% |
| 2022 | 15.84 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 15.63 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 15.61 million | -0.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.28 million | 15.28 million | 15.28 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.59 million | 14.26 million | 15.23 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.35 million | 14.64 million | 15.74 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 15.78 million | 15.61 million | 15.91 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 86 Tunisia 196,063 compare
- 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
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 15.61 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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 15.91 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.26 million in 2008.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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