School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 62.80 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
62.80 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
112th
of 221 groups
All-time high
62.80 million
in 2024
All-time low
15.19 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 62.80 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 20.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 62.80 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.19 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 112th 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 55 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 15.19 million | — |
| 1971 | 15.61 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 16.04 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 16.36 million | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 16.79 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 17.25 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 17.70 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 18.17 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 18.55 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 18.98 million | +2.3% |
| 1980 | 19.37 million | +2.0% |
| 1981 | 19.81 million | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 20.42 million | +3.1% |
| 1983 | 20.99 million | +2.8% |
| 1984 | 21.56 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 22.16 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 22.80 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 23.54 million | +3.2% |
| 1988 | 24.33 million | +3.4% |
| 1989 | 25.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1990 | 25.84 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 26.54 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 27.32 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 28.30 million | +3.6% |
| 1994 | 29.02 million | +2.5% |
| 1995 | 29.80 million | +2.7% |
| 1996 | 30.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1997 | 32.11 million | +4.7% |
| 1998 | 32.52 million | +1.3% |
| 1999 | 33.47 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 34.47 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 35.48 million | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 36.48 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 37.62 million | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 38.71 million | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 39.81 million | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 40.94 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 42.16 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 43.45 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 44.76 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 46.20 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 47.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 49.05 million | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 50.84 million | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 52.04 million | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 53.46 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 54.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 56.11 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 57.33 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 58.49 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 59.54 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 60.49 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 61.42 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 62.31 million | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 62.80 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.06 million | 15.19 million | 18.98 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 22.01 million | 19.37 million | 25.11 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 29.56 million | 25.84 million | 33.47 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 39.39 million | 34.47 million | 44.76 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 52.60 million | 46.20 million | 58.49 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.31 million | 59.54 million | 62.80 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 9.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 62.80 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 62.80 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.19 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 112th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) 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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February 2026 Data Release