School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 59.08 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
59.08 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
118th
of 221 groups
All-time high
59.08 million
in 2024
All-time low
13.95 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) recorded 59.08 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) peaked at 59.08 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 13.95 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 118th 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 13.95 million | — |
| 1971 | 14.34 million | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 14.73 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 15.01 million | +1.9% |
| 1974 | 15.40 million | +2.6% |
| 1975 | 15.81 million | +2.7% |
| 1976 | 16.23 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 16.65 million | +2.6% |
| 1978 | 17.00 million | +2.1% |
| 1979 | 17.41 million | +2.4% |
| 1980 | 17.74 million | +1.9% |
| 1981 | 18.02 million | +1.6% |
| 1982 | 18.57 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 19.07 million | +2.7% |
| 1984 | 19.57 million | +2.6% |
| 1985 | 20.09 million | +2.7% |
| 1986 | 20.66 million | +2.8% |
| 1987 | 21.25 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 21.90 million | +3.1% |
| 1989 | 22.58 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 23.23 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 23.86 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 24.58 million | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 25.29 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 26.03 million | +2.9% |
| 1995 | 26.84 million | +3.1% |
| 1996 | 27.75 million | +3.4% |
| 1997 | 29.23 million | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 29.69 million | +1.6% |
| 1999 | 30.69 million | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 31.76 million | +3.5% |
| 2001 | 32.79 million | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 33.82 million | +3.1% |
| 2003 | 34.96 million | +3.4% |
| 2004 | 36.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 37.11 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 38.19 million | +2.9% |
| 2007 | 39.34 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 40.55 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 41.78 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 43.15 million | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 44.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 45.88 million | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 47.64 million | +3.8% |
| 2014 | 48.81 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 50.19 million | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 51.49 million | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 52.73 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 53.88 million | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 54.97 million | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 55.93 million | +1.8% |
| 2021 | 56.82 million | +1.6% |
| 2022 | 57.72 million | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 58.60 million | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 59.08 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 15.65 million | 13.95 million | 17.41 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 19.95 million | 17.74 million | 22.58 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.72 million | 23.23 million | 30.69 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 36.63 million | 31.76 million | 41.78 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.32 million | 43.15 million | 54.97 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.63 million | 55.93 million | 59.08 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 93.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 8.96 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.9% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 9.67 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.43 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 28.59 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.12 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 9.98 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 1.55 million (2015)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) was 59.08 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 Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The highest recorded value was 59.08 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.95 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) ranks 118th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Ldcs (unsdcode:98117) 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