School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 32.82 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
32.82 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
97th
of 221 groups
All-time high
32.82 million
in 2024
All-time low
8.02 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) stood at 32.82 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 14.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 32.82 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 8.02 million, in 1970.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 97th 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, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 8.02 million | — |
| 1971 | 8.22 million | +2.6% |
| 1972 | 8.45 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 8.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 8.89 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 9.10 million | +2.4% |
| 1976 | 9.32 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 9.73 million | +4.3% |
| 1978 | 9.71 million | -0.1% |
| 1979 | 9.92 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 10.13 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 10.55 million | +4.1% |
| 1982 | 10.93 million | +3.6% |
| 1983 | 11.25 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 11.56 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 11.84 million | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 12.13 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 12.79 million | +5.4% |
| 1988 | 13.11 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 13.46 million | +2.7% |
| 1990 | 13.88 million | +3.1% |
| 1991 | 14.37 million | +3.5% |
| 1992 | 14.94 million | +3.9% |
| 1993 | 15.42 million | +3.3% |
| 1994 | 16.49 million | +6.9% |
| 1995 | 16.89 million | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 17.35 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 17.27 million | -0.5% |
| 1998 | 18.86 million | +9.2% |
| 1999 | 19.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2000 | 19.84 million | +2.6% |
| 2001 | 20.37 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 20.97 million | +3.0% |
| 2003 | 21.57 million | +2.8% |
| 2004 | 22.20 million | +3.0% |
| 2005 | 22.87 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 23.54 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 23.96 million | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 24.66 million | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 25.39 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 26.17 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 26.89 million | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 27.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 28.30 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 28.75 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 29.28 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 29.80 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 29.51 million | -1.0% |
| 2018 | 29.81 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 30.14 million | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 30.98 million | +2.8% |
| 2021 | 31.50 million | +1.7% |
| 2022 | 32.07 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 32.66 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 32.82 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 9.00 million | 8.02 million | 9.92 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 11.78 million | 10.13 million | 13.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 16.48 million | 13.88 million | 19.33 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 22.54 million | 19.84 million | 25.39 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 28.62 million | 26.17 million | 30.14 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.00 million | 30.98 million | 32.82 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 9.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 32.82 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 32.82 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.02 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 97th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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