School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8.53 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.53 million
Change on year
up 0.7%
Rank
81st
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.53 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.63 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) recorded 8.53 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.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 22.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) peaked at 8.53 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.63 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 81st 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.63 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.67 million | +1.7% |
| 1972 | 2.74 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 2.81 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 2.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 2.95 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 3.03 million | +2.5% |
| 1977 | 3.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 3.18 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.26 million | +2.5% |
| 1980 | 3.34 million | +2.3% |
| 1981 | 3.40 million | +2.0% |
| 1982 | 3.47 million | +2.0% |
| 1983 | 3.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1984 | 3.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 3.77 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 3.86 million | +2.2% |
| 1987 | 3.96 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 4.06 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 4.16 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 4.26 million | +2.3% |
| 1991 | 4.35 million | +2.1% |
| 1992 | 4.41 million | +1.5% |
| 1993 | 4.47 million | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 4.52 million | +1.1% |
| 1995 | 4.60 million | +1.8% |
| 1996 | 4.66 million | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 4.74 million | +1.7% |
| 1998 | 4.83 million | +1.8% |
| 1999 | 4.91 million | +1.7% |
| 2000 | 5.00 million | +1.9% |
| 2001 | 5.10 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 5.22 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 5.29 million | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 5.35 million | +1.2% |
| 2005 | 5.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.63 million | +2.6% |
| 2007 | 5.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.86 million | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 6.00 million | +2.3% |
| 2010 | 6.18 million | +3.0% |
| 2011 | 6.39 million | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 6.60 million | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 6.82 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 6.99 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 7.21 million | +3.1% |
| 2016 | 7.38 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 7.54 million | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 7.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 7.86 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 8.02 million | +2.0% |
| 2021 | 8.17 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 8.30 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 8.48 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 8.53 million | +0.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.93 million | 2.63 million | 3.26 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 3.72 million | 3.34 million | 4.16 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 4.57 million | 4.26 million | 4.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 5.47 million | 5.00 million | 6.00 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.07 million | 6.18 million | 7.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.30 million | 8.02 million | 8.53 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- 78 Haiti 121,538 compare
- 79 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 121,520 compare
- 80 Papua New Guinea 115,943 compare
- 81 Chile 115,750 compare
- 82 Sierra Leone 111,791 compare
- 83 Honduras 110,048 compare
- 84 Romania 101,377 compare
More education data for ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.6255 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.52 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) -0.0818 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.64 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.16 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 3.08 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.77 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) was 8.53 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: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.53 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.63 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) ranks 81st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Mineral-rich Countries (unsdcode:98119) 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