School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 9.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
9.54 million
Change on year
up 0.6%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
9.54 million
in 2024
All-time low
2.79 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) stood at 9.54 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 14.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 9.54 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 2.79 million, in 1970.
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 73rd 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2.79 million | — |
| 1971 | 2.87 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 2.96 million | +3.1% |
| 1973 | 3.05 million | +3.0% |
| 1974 | 3.15 million | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 3.24 million | +2.9% |
| 1976 | 3.33 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 3.42 million | +2.9% |
| 1978 | 3.51 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 3.61 million | +2.8% |
| 1980 | 3.70 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 3.79 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 3.90 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 4.01 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 4.12 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 4.25 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 4.37 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 4.51 million | +3.1% |
| 1988 | 4.63 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 4.74 million | +2.3% |
| 1990 | 4.85 million | +2.4% |
| 1991 | 4.98 million | +2.6% |
| 1992 | 5.09 million | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 5.21 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 5.32 million | +2.1% |
| 1995 | 5.43 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 5.52 million | +1.7% |
| 1997 | 5.64 million | +2.1% |
| 1998 | 5.78 million | +2.6% |
| 1999 | 5.91 million | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 6.04 million | +2.2% |
| 2001 | 6.13 million | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 6.31 million | +2.9% |
| 2003 | 6.45 million | +2.3% |
| 2004 | 6.58 million | +1.9% |
| 2005 | 6.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 6.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 7.01 million | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 7.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 7.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 7.53 million | +2.7% |
| 2011 | 7.75 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 7.96 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 8.18 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 8.34 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.53 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 8.64 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 8.77 million | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.89 million | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 8.98 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 9.07 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 9.20 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 9.32 million | +1.3% |
| 2023 | 9.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 9.54 million | +0.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.19 million | 2.79 million | 3.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 4.20 million | 3.70 million | 4.74 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 5.37 million | 4.85 million | 5.91 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 6.66 million | 6.04 million | 7.33 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.36 million | 7.53 million | 8.98 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.32 million | 9.07 million | 9.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- 70 Sri Lanka 166,868 compare
- 71 Republic of Korea 164,021 compare
- 72 Ukraine 162,948 compare
- 73 Australia 156,440 compare
- 74 Ecuador 146,103 compare
- 75 South Sudan 144,983 compare
- 76 Tajikistan 133,887 compare
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) -0.0646 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) -0.7113 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 3.72 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 0.6599 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.40 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.46 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.08 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 18.59 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 9.54 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.54 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.79 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 73rd 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 Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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, male (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release