School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200): School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 80.54 million in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
80.54 million
Change on year
up 0.1%
Rank
93rd
of 221 groups
All-time high
80.87 million
in 1999
All-time low
75.16 million
in 2009
Years of data
26
1999–2024
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
In 2024, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) stood at 80.54 million.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 5.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) peaked at 80.87 million in 1999 and was at its lowest, 75.16 million, in 2009.
That places ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 80.87 million | — |
| 2000 | 80.71 million | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 79.44 million | -1.6% |
| 2002 | 78.23 million | -1.5% |
| 2003 | 77.45 million | -1.0% |
| 2004 | 77.94 million | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 76.90 million | -1.3% |
| 2006 | 75.99 million | -1.2% |
| 2007 | 75.45 million | -0.7% |
| 2008 | 75.34 million | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 75.16 million | -0.2% |
| 2010 | 75.33 million | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 75.79 million | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 76.05 million | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 75.50 million | -0.7% |
| 2014 | 76.34 million | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 77.41 million | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 78.43 million | +1.3% |
| 2017 | 79.40 million | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 80.09 million | +0.9% |
| 2019 | 80.40 million | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 79.69 million | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 79.74 million | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 79.89 million | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 80.50 million | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 80.54 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 80.87 million | 80.87 million | 80.87 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 77.26 million | 75.16 million | 80.71 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.48 million | 75.33 million | 80.40 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.07 million | 79.69 million | 80.54 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
More education data for ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 29.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 54.74 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 0.299 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 58.14 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.2912 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 38.11 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 1.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 2.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 1.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 794,026 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) was 80.54 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The highest recorded value was 80.87 million in 1999.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.16 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) ranks 93rd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this ECE: All Countries (unsdcode:98200) 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