School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): School age population, primary education, both sexes was 17.62 million in 2024. β² Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999β2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) recorded 17.62 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.4% on the previous year and up 28.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) peaked at 17.62 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 12.33 million, in 2009.
That places ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 14.60 million | 14.60 million | 14.60 million | 1 |
| 2000s | 13.20 million | 12.33 million | 14.47 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.16 million | 12.41 million | 16.33 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.22 million | 16.69 million | 17.62 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- 174 Montenegro 38,850 compare
- 175 Sao Tome and Principe 35,220 compare
- 176 Samoa 34,574 compare
- 177 Iceland 31,815 compare
- 178 French Guiana 30,882 compare
- 179 Malta 28,362 compare
- 180 Bahamas 28,065 compare
More education data for ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.2% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 92.7% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 12.34 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.8% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 10.83 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 845,003 (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 8.64 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 3.71 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 3.51 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) was 17.62 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The highest recorded value was 17.62 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.33 million in 2009.
- How does ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) ranks 177th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 28.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201) 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