School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 11.90 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) recorded 11.90 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) peaked at 11.90 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.09 million, in 1970.
ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 182nd of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.85 million | 6.09 million | 7.66 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 8.68 million | 7.82 million | 9.56 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.76 million | 9.78 million | 10.99 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 9.99 million | 8.81 million | 10.67 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.84 million | 8.86 million | 11.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.67 million | 11.34 million | 11.90 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- 179 Malta 28,362 compare
- 180 Bahamas, The 28,065 compare
- 181 Guam 23,483 compare
- 182 New Caledonia 20,623 compare
- 183 Guadeloupe 19,423 compare
- 184 Barbados 19,319 compare
- 185 French Polynesia 18,566 compare
More education data for ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 631,770 (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 5.94 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 7.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 5.96 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 1.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 6.36 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 2.88 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 2.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) was 11.90 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The highest recorded value was 11.90 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.09 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) ranks 182nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Amu (unsdcode:98111) 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