School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 24.81 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) stood at 24.81 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% on the previous year and up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) peaked at 24.81 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 7.18 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 119th 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 7.91 million | 7.18 million | 8.58 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.68 million | 8.74 million | 10.62 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 12.87 million | 10.94 million | 15.49 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.06 million | 15.94 million | 20.21 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.03 million | 20.67 million | 22.95 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.16 million | 23.28 million | 24.81 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
More education data for ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.5% (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 96.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 7.80 million (2021)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 3.4% (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 8.72 million (2021)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.47 million (2023)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.14 million (2023)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 21.91 million (2023)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 9.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.83 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) was 24.81 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.81 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.18 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) ranks 119th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Igad (unsdcode:98109) 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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About this data
February 2026 Data Release