School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries
ALECSO: Member Countries: School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 5.18 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
5.18 million
Change on year
down 2.1%
Rank
117th
of 221 groups
All-time high
5.29 million
in 2023
All-time low
2.31 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries, 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries stood at 5.18 million.
That represents a change of down 2.1% on the previous year and up 12.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries peaked at 5.29 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 2.31 million, in 1970.
ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 117th 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 ALECSO: Member Countries, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.31 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.33 million | +1.1% |
| 1972 | 2.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 2.42 million | +1.6% |
| 1974 | 2.46 million | +1.7% |
| 1975 | 2.50 million | +1.8% |
| 1976 | 2.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1977 | 2.62 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 2.67 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 2.73 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 2.80 million | +2.6% |
| 1981 | 2.86 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 2.91 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 2.97 million | +2.1% |
| 1984 | 3.04 million | +2.2% |
| 1985 | 3.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 3.18 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 3.25 million | +2.0% |
| 1988 | 3.32 million | +2.2% |
| 1989 | 3.38 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.45 million | +1.9% |
| 1991 | 3.48 million | +0.8% |
| 1992 | 3.50 million | +0.7% |
| 1993 | 3.52 million | +0.6% |
| 1994 | 3.57 million | +1.3% |
| 1995 | 3.58 million | +0.4% |
| 1996 | 3.59 million | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 3.60 million | +0.3% |
| 1998 | 3.62 million | +0.6% |
| 1999 | 3.65 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 3.67 million | +0.5% |
| 2001 | 3.69 million | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 3.70 million | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 3.75 million | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 3.78 million | +0.9% |
| 2005 | 3.83 million | +1.3% |
| 2006 | 3.88 million | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 3.93 million | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 3.97 million | +1.2% |
| 2009 | 4.05 million | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 4.14 million | +2.0% |
| 2011 | 4.23 million | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 4.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 4.47 million | +3.1% |
| 2014 | 4.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2015 | 4.71 million | +2.3% |
| 2016 | 4.82 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 4.93 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 5.08 million | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 5.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 5.23 million | +1.2% |
| 2021 | 5.27 million | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 5.26 million | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 5.29 million | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 5.18 million | -2.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.50 million | 2.31 million | 2.73 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.08 million | 2.80 million | 3.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.55 million | 3.45 million | 3.65 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.82 million | 3.67 million | 4.05 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.65 million | 4.14 million | 5.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 5.25 million | 5.18 million | 5.29 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ALECSO: Member Countries
More education data for ALECSO: Member Countries
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 21.05 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 6.33 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.6536 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 14.56 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 7.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 7.14 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ALECSO: Member Countries was 5.18 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 ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The highest recorded value was 5.29 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.31 million in 1970.
- How does ALECSO: Member Countries rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ALECSO: Member Countries ranks 117th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ALECSO: Member Countries?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ALECSO: Member Countries 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, female (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release