School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) was 50.36 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
50.36 million
Change on year
down 0.5%
Rank
73rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
50.60 million
in 2023
All-time low
14.22 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) recorded 50.36 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 17.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) peaked at 50.60 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 14.22 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 73rd 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, pre-primary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 14.22 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.57 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 14.95 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 15.32 million | +2.4% |
| 1974 | 15.69 million | +2.4% |
| 1975 | 16.07 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 16.45 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 16.84 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 17.17 million | +1.9% |
| 1979 | 17.59 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 18.03 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 18.47 million | +2.4% |
| 1982 | 19.03 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 19.55 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 20.08 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 20.61 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 21.11 million | +2.4% |
| 1987 | 21.98 million | +4.1% |
| 1988 | 22.54 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 23.13 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 23.80 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 24.51 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 25.20 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 25.83 million | +2.5% |
| 1994 | 26.39 million | +2.2% |
| 1995 | 26.89 million | +1.9% |
| 1996 | 27.41 million | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27.69 million | +1.0% |
| 1998 | 29.43 million | +6.3% |
| 1999 | 30.21 million | +2.6% |
| 2000 | 30.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 31.72 million | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 32.48 million | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 33.26 million | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 34.10 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 34.96 million | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 35.83 million | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 36.44 million | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 37.31 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 38.20 million | +2.4% |
| 2010 | 39.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 40.17 million | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 41.11 million | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 42.16 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 42.89 million | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 43.70 million | +1.9% |
| 2016 | 44.49 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 45.30 million | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 46.11 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 46.86 million | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 48.09 million | +2.6% |
| 2021 | 48.93 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 49.81 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 50.60 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 50.36 million | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.89 million | 14.22 million | 17.59 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.45 million | 18.03 million | 23.13 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.73 million | 23.80 million | 30.21 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 34.53 million | 30.96 million | 38.20 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.19 million | 39.17 million | 46.86 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.56 million | 48.09 million | 50.60 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
More education data for ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 7.95 million (2021)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate -0.0143 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 20.01 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 3.05 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 22.64 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 16.54 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.8 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.31 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 1.16 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) was 50.36 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.60 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.22 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) ranks 73rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Comesa (unsdcode:98113) 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