School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 53.83 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
53.83 million
Change on year
up 0.5%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
53.83 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.83 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) is 53.83 million, measured 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 8.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 53.83 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.83 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 72nd 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: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.83 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1972 | 14.66 million | +3.0% |
| 1973 | 15.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 15.43 million | +2.2% |
| 1975 | 15.87 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 16.31 million | +2.8% |
| 1977 | 16.73 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 17.14 million | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 17.62 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 18.11 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 18.56 million | +2.5% |
| 1982 | 19.35 million | +4.2% |
| 1983 | 19.52 million | +0.9% |
| 1984 | 20.08 million | +2.9% |
| 1985 | 20.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1986 | 21.21 million | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 22.13 million | +4.3% |
| 1988 | 22.67 million | +2.5% |
| 1989 | 23.24 million | +2.5% |
| 1990 | 23.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 24.54 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 25.22 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 25.83 million | +2.4% |
| 1994 | 27.03 million | +4.6% |
| 1995 | 27.58 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 28.16 million | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 28.62 million | +1.6% |
| 1998 | 31.61 million | +10.5% |
| 1999 | 35.59 million | +12.6% |
| 2000 | 36.31 million | +2.0% |
| 2001 | 37.03 million | +2.0% |
| 2002 | 37.90 million | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 38.66 million | +2.0% |
| 2004 | 39.45 million | +2.0% |
| 2005 | 40.28 million | +2.1% |
| 2006 | 41.14 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 41.79 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 42.81 million | +2.4% |
| 2009 | 43.92 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 45.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 46.41 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 47.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 48.68 million | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 49.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 50.20 million | +1.6% |
| 2016 | 50.91 million | +1.4% |
| 2017 | 50.87 million | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 51.40 million | +1.0% |
| 2019 | 51.91 million | +1.0% |
| 2020 | 51.10 million | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 51.81 million | +1.4% |
| 2022 | 52.62 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 53.57 million | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 53.83 million | +0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.69 million | 13.83 million | 17.62 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 20.55 million | 18.11 million | 23.24 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 27.81 million | 23.88 million | 35.59 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.93 million | 36.31 million | 43.92 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.25 million | 45.19 million | 51.91 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.59 million | 51.10 million | 53.83 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 55.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 7.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 53.83 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 53.83 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.83 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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