School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201)
ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201): School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 17.62 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), 1999–2024
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.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Cis (cwg) (unsdcode:98201), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 14.60 million | — |
| 2000 | 14.47 million | -0.9% |
| 2001 | 13.64 million | -5.7% |
| 2002 | 12.99 million | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 12.92 million | -0.5% |
| 2004 | 13.97 million | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 13.52 million | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 13.08 million | -3.3% |
| 2007 | 12.65 million | -3.3% |
| 2008 | 12.44 million | -1.7% |
| 2009 | 12.33 million | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 12.41 million | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 12.70 million | +2.3% |
| 2012 | 12.99 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 13.33 million | +2.6% |
| 2014 | 13.66 million | +2.5% |
| 2015 | 14.14 million | +3.5% |
| 2016 | 14.74 million | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 15.33 million | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 15.94 million | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.33 million | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.69 million | +2.2% |
| 2021 | 16.99 million | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 17.24 million | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 17.54 million | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 17.62 million | +0.4% |
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)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 12.97 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 8.67 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.29 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.34 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 8.64 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.1289 % change on previous year (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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February 2026 Data Release