School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 42.54 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
42.54 million
Change on year
down 0.1%
Rank
84th
of 221 groups
All-time high
42.59 million
in 2023
All-time low
15.57 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) stood at 42.54 million.
That represents a change of down 0.1% on the previous year and up 27.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 42.59 million in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.57 million, in 1970.
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 84th 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.57 million | — |
| 1971 | 15.89 million | +2.0% |
| 1972 | 16.26 million | +2.4% |
| 1973 | 16.66 million | +2.5% |
| 1974 | 17.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1975 | 17.52 million | +2.6% |
| 1976 | 18.27 million | +4.3% |
| 1977 | 19.03 million | +4.1% |
| 1978 | 19.42 million | +2.0% |
| 1979 | 20.03 million | +3.2% |
| 1980 | 20.67 million | +3.2% |
| 1981 | 21.48 million | +3.9% |
| 1982 | 22.09 million | +2.9% |
| 1983 | 22.74 million | +2.9% |
| 1984 | 23.34 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 23.94 million | +2.6% |
| 1986 | 24.50 million | +2.3% |
| 1987 | 25.14 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 25.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1989 | 26.43 million | +2.4% |
| 1990 | 26.98 million | +2.1% |
| 1991 | 27.51 million | +2.0% |
| 1992 | 28.02 million | +1.9% |
| 1993 | 28.59 million | +2.0% |
| 1994 | 29.16 million | +2.0% |
| 1995 | 29.74 million | +2.0% |
| 1996 | 30.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 29.86 million | -1.4% |
| 1998 | 31.42 million | +5.2% |
| 1999 | 24.29 million | -22.7% |
| 2000 | 24.81 million | +2.1% |
| 2001 | 25.35 million | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 25.83 million | +1.9% |
| 2003 | 26.38 million | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 27.04 million | +2.5% |
| 2005 | 27.86 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 28.10 million | +0.9% |
| 2007 | 27.46 million | -2.3% |
| 2008 | 28.17 million | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 28.88 million | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 29.69 million | +2.8% |
| 2011 | 30.59 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 31.52 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 32.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 33.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2015 | 34.48 million | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 35.40 million | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 38.34 million | +8.3% |
| 2018 | 39.36 million | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 40.26 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 41.12 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 41.73 million | +1.5% |
| 2022 | 42.20 million | +1.1% |
| 2023 | 42.59 million | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 42.54 million | -0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.57 million | 15.57 million | 20.03 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 23.61 million | 20.67 million | 26.43 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 28.59 million | 24.29 million | 31.42 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.99 million | 24.81 million | 28.88 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.56 million | 29.69 million | 40.26 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.04 million | 41.12 million | 42.59 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 3.78 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 5.87 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.54 million (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 42.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.59 million in 2023.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.57 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 84th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) 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