School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 7.48 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
7.48 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
7.48 million
in 2024
All-time low
1.89 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) stood at 7.48 million. 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 18.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 7.48 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 1.89 million, in 1970.
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 90th 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 ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1.89 million | — |
| 1971 | 1.94 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 2.00 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 2.06 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 2.13 million | +3.3% |
| 1975 | 2.19 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 2.25 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 2.31 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 2.37 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 2.44 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 2.51 million | +2.7% |
| 1981 | 2.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 2.66 million | +3.3% |
| 1983 | 2.73 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 2.81 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 2.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 2.98 million | +2.7% |
| 1987 | 3.05 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 3.13 million | +2.3% |
| 1989 | 3.19 million | +1.9% |
| 1990 | 3.26 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 3.36 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 3.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 3.57 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 3.69 million | +3.3% |
| 1995 | 3.79 million | +2.8% |
| 1996 | 3.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1997 | 3.99 million | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 4.13 million | +3.4% |
| 1999 | 4.27 million | +3.3% |
| 2000 | 4.39 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 4.50 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 4.64 million | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 4.77 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 4.89 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 5.02 million | +2.6% |
| 2006 | 5.15 million | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 5.28 million | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 5.43 million | +2.7% |
| 2009 | 5.57 million | +2.7% |
| 2010 | 5.73 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 5.90 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 6.06 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 6.22 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 6.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 6.46 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 6.57 million | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 6.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 6.82 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 6.92 million | +1.5% |
| 2020 | 7.02 million | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 7.16 million | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 7.29 million | +1.9% |
| 2023 | 7.44 million | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 7.48 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 2.16 million | 1.89 million | 2.44 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.85 million | 2.51 million | 3.19 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 3.74 million | 3.26 million | 4.27 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.96 million | 4.39 million | 5.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.37 million | 5.73 million | 6.92 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.28 million | 7.02 million | 7.48 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- 87 Dominican Republic 91,848 compare
- 88 Israel 91,483 compare
- 89 Netherlands 85,520 compare
- 90 Congo 85,330 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 85,291 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 82,077 compare
- 93 Turkmenistan 79,948 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 878,878 (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.21 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.09 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 7.48 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 7.48 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.89 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 90th 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 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