School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 96.37 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) stood at 96.37 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 16.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 96.37 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 29.40 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 33.26 million | 29.40 million | 37.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 44.17 million | 38.78 million | 49.67 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 56.39 million | 50.86 million | 63.03 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 66.92 million | 61.12 million | 72.81 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.82 million | 74.88 million | 92.17 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.62 million | 92.22 million | 96.37 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 19 Angola 3.66 million compare
- 20 Türkiye 3.50 million compare
- 21 Mozambique, Republic of 3.33 million compare
- 22 Uzbekistan, Republic of 3.25 million compare
- 23 Sudan 2.93 million compare
- 24 Madagascar, Republic of 2.71 million compare
- 25 Niger 2.63 million compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 96.37 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 96.37 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.40 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 22nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.2%. 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release