School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 48.41 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 48.41 million.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 50.80 million in 2019 and was at its lowest, 45.34 million, in 2005.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 75th 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 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 48.43 million | 48.43 million | 48.43 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 46.21 million | 45.34 million | 48.28 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.37 million | 46.94 million | 50.80 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.22 million | 48.32 million | 50.46 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 85.8% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 84.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 54.74 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 14.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 38.11 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 5.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 40.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 24.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 23.44 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 48.41 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 50.80 million in 2019.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.34 million in 2005.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 75th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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