School age population, one year before the official primary … female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, one year before the official primary … female was 19.61 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
19.61 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
20th
of 221 groups
All-time high
19.63 million
in 2023
All-time low
5.77 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 19.61 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 19.63 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.77 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary … female in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 5.77 million | — |
| 1971 | 5.90 million | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 6.06 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 6.21 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 6.39 million | +2.7% |
| 1975 | 6.55 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 6.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1977 | 6.92 million | +2.8% |
| 1978 | 7.11 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 7.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 7.51 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 7.72 million | +2.7% |
| 1982 | 7.94 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 8.17 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 8.40 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 8.65 million | +3.0% |
| 1986 | 8.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 9.34 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 9.58 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 9.80 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 10.03 million | +2.3% |
| 1992 | 10.22 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 10.42 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 10.63 million | +1.9% |
| 1995 | 10.83 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 11.00 million | +1.6% |
| 1997 | 11.20 million | +1.8% |
| 1998 | 11.43 million | +2.0% |
| 1999 | 11.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2000 | 11.89 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 12.14 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 12.44 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 12.69 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 12.94 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 13.28 million | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 13.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.99 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 14.34 million | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 14.69 million | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 15.08 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 15.53 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.97 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 16.43 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 16.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 17.26 million | +2.5% |
| 2016 | 17.62 million | +2.1% |
| 2017 | 17.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 18.31 million | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.62 million | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 18.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 19.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 19.37 million | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 19.63 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 19.61 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.49 million | 5.77 million | 7.31 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.53 million | 7.51 million | 9.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.72 million | 9.80 million | 11.66 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 13.21 million | 11.89 million | 14.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.96 million | 15.08 million | 18.62 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.35 million | 18.93 million | 19.63 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 50.51 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.87 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 19.22 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 9.24 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 19.61 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 ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 19.63 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.77 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 20th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 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