School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 65.06 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
65.06 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
65th
of 221 groups
All-time high
65.06 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.84 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) recorded 65.06 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 21.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) peaked at 65.06 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.84 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 65th 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 in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.84 million | — |
| 1971 | 16.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 16.67 million | +2.6% |
| 1973 | 17.10 million | +2.6% |
| 1974 | 17.44 million | +2.0% |
| 1975 | 17.87 million | +2.5% |
| 1976 | 18.30 million | +2.4% |
| 1977 | 18.90 million | +3.3% |
| 1978 | 19.12 million | +1.2% |
| 1979 | 19.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1980 | 20.10 million | +2.5% |
| 1981 | 20.75 million | +3.2% |
| 1982 | 21.53 million | +3.8% |
| 1983 | 21.74 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 22.33 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22.93 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 23.49 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 24.06 million | +2.4% |
| 1988 | 24.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 25.31 million | +2.6% |
| 1990 | 26.04 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 26.82 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 27.68 million | +3.2% |
| 1993 | 28.50 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 29.94 million | +5.0% |
| 1995 | 30.75 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 31.57 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 31.83 million | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 35.73 million | +12.2% |
| 1999 | 36.84 million | +3.1% |
| 2000 | 37.95 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 39.05 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 40.13 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 41.19 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 42.38 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 43.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2006 | 44.84 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 44.43 million | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 45.66 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 46.96 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 48.40 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 49.84 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 51.18 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 52.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 53.72 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 54.92 million | +2.2% |
| 2016 | 56.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 58.58 million | +4.4% |
| 2018 | 59.65 million | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 60.76 million | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 60.58 million | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 61.91 million | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 63.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2023 | 64.71 million | +2.2% |
| 2024 | 65.06 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.71 million | 15.84 million | 19.61 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.69 million | 20.10 million | 25.31 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 30.57 million | 26.04 million | 36.84 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 42.62 million | 37.95 million | 46.96 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.58 million | 48.40 million | 60.76 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.11 million | 60.58 million | 65.06 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
More education data for ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.99 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.1% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.57 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 23.44 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 16.21 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 62.21 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 24.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 5.08 million (2021)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) was 65.06 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The highest recorded value was 65.06 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.84 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) ranks 65th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Least Developed Countries (unsdcode:98118) 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