School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300): School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes was 27.16 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300), 1985β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) recorded 27.16 million for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 1.1% on the previous year and down 4.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) peaked at 28.46 million in 2013 and was at its lowest, 23.07 million, in 1985.
ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 105th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 40 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 23.46 million | 23.07 million | 23.74 million | 5 |
| 1990s | 24.95 million | 23.85 million | 25.58 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 25.33 million | 24.91 million | 25.57 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.34 million | 25.39 million | 28.46 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.60 million | 27.16 million | 27.98 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
More education data for ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 3.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 87.2% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 31.91 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 13.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 31.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 20.91 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 30.06 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 15.29 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 14.69 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 31.11 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- School age population, pre-primary education, both sexes in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) was 27.16 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The highest recorded value was 28.46 million in 2013.
- What is the lowest school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes recorded in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.07 million in 1985.
- How does ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) rank for school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes?
- ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) ranks 105th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, pre-primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300)?
- Over the last ten years it is down 4.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECLAC: All Countries (unsdcode:98300) 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