School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 229.77 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) is 229.77 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) peaked at 229.77 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 61.88 million, in 1970.
ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.74 million | 61.88 million | 78.25 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 91.60 million | 80.41 million | 103.93 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 118.37 million | 105.40 million | 130.63 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 147.72 million | 133.14 million | 164.07 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 189.94 million | 168.21 million | 212.68 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 224.47 million | 217.22 million | 229.77 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- 18 Viet Nam 8.00 million compare
- 19 Sudan 7.86 million compare
- 20 Russia 7.48 million compare
- 21 South Africa 7.34 million compare
- 22 Afghanistan 6.99 million compare
- 23 Mozambique 6.88 million compare
- 24 Iraq 6.78 million compare
More education data for ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 6.23 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 50.51 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 8.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 54.20 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 29.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 109.77 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 46.96 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 45.99 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 19.22 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) was 229.77 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The highest recorded value was 229.77 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- The lowest recorded value was 61.88 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) ranks 21st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: All Countries (unsdcode:98100) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, primary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release