School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, one year before the official primary entry was 8.01 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
8.01 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
89th
of 221 groups
All-time high
8.16 million
in 2020
All-time low
7.30 million
in 2005
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) recorded 8.01 million for school age population, one year before the official primary entry in 2024.
The figure is down 0.1% on the previous year and up 0.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 8.16 million in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.30 million, in 2005.
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 89th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 7.82 million | — |
| 2000 | 7.79 million | -0.3% |
| 2001 | 7.71 million | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.62 million | -1.2% |
| 2003 | 7.45 million | -2.2% |
| 2004 | 7.36 million | -1.3% |
| 2005 | 7.30 million | -0.7% |
| 2006 | 7.34 million | +0.5% |
| 2007 | 7.38 million | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 7.31 million | -1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2010 | 7.51 million | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 7.58 million | +1.0% |
| 2012 | 7.67 million | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 7.78 million | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 7.98 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 7.99 million | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 8.06 million | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 8.03 million | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 8.04 million | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 8.08 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 8.16 million | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 8.16 million | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.12 million | -0.4% |
| 2023 | 8.02 million | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 8.01 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.82 million | 7.82 million | 7.82 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.47 million | 7.30 million | 7.79 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.87 million | 7.51 million | 8.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.09 million | 8.01 million | 8.16 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- 86 Tunisia 100,587 compare
- 87 Dominican Republic 96,146 compare
- 88 Israel 95,994 compare
- 89 Netherlands 89,480 compare
- 90 Congo 86,925 compare
- 91 Central African Republic 86,627 compare
- 92 Kyrgyzstan 85,802 compare
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, one year before the official primary entry in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 8.01 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 ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 8.16 million in 2020.
- What is the lowest school age population, one year before the official primary entry recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.30 million in 2005.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, one year before the official primary entry?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 89th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, one year before the official primary entry rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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