School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 66.55 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110), 1970β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) stood at 66.55 million. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% on the previous year and up 27.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) peaked at 66.55 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.65 million, in 1970.
ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 107th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 17.93 million | 15.65 million | 20.38 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 24.30 million | 21.07 million | 27.98 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.20 million | 28.86 million | 37.29 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 41.61 million | 37.85 million | 46.22 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.45 million | 47.18 million | 60.50 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.53 million | 61.98 million | 66.55 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- 104 Lebanon 626,804 compare
- 105 Azerbaijan, Republic of 587,924 compare
- 106 Czech Republic 587,903 compare
- 107 Palestine 574,936 compare
- 108 Ireland 562,836 compare
- 109 Greece 557,140 compare
- 110 Switzerland 550,277 compare
More education data for ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.79 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 88.9% (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 11.77 million (2022)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 10.0% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.46 million (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 8.66 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 36.14 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 12.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 12.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 3.31 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) was 66.55 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The highest recorded value was 66.55 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.65 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) ranks 107th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 27.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Sadc (unsdcode:98110) 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