School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206): School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) was 10.58 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), 1995–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) recorded 10.58 million for school age population, primary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 29 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% on the previous year and up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) peaked at 10.58 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.43 million, in 2003.
ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) ranks 187th of 221 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 29 years of available data.
School age population, primary education, both sexes (number) in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 8.36 million | — |
| 1996 | 8.46 million | +1.2% |
| 1997 | 8.31 million | -1.8% |
| 1999 | 8.08 million | -2.9% |
| 2000 | 7.97 million | -1.3% |
| 2001 | 7.26 million | -8.9% |
| 2002 | 6.79 million | -6.5% |
| 2003 | 6.43 million | -5.4% |
| 2004 | 7.69 million | +19.6% |
| 2005 | 7.45 million | -3.1% |
| 2006 | 7.24 million | -2.8% |
| 2007 | 7.06 million | -2.5% |
| 2008 | 7.04 million | -0.3% |
| 2009 | 7.07 million | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 7.16 million | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 7.43 million | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 7.63 million | +2.7% |
| 2013 | 7.87 million | +3.2% |
| 2014 | 8.02 million | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 8.35 million | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 8.68 million | +4.0% |
| 2017 | 9.00 million | +3.7% |
| 2018 | 9.36 million | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 9.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2020 | 9.95 million | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 10.19 million | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 10.41 million | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 10.57 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 10.58 million | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.30 million | 8.08 million | 8.46 million | 4 |
| 2000s | 7.20 million | 6.43 million | 7.97 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 8.32 million | 7.16 million | 9.64 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.34 million | 9.95 million | 10.58 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
- 184 Barbados 19,319 compare
- 185 French Polynesia 18,566 compare
- 186 Kiribati 18,409 compare
- 187 Martinique 16,650 compare
- 188 Saint Lucia 14,694 compare
- 189 Micronesia (country) 14,212 compare
- 190 Tonga 14,096 compare
More education data for ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 496,874 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.75 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 24,083 (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 4.16 million (2020)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 3.88 million (2020)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 10.35 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0.1937 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 15.19 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.1786 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- School age population, primary education, both sexes in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) was 10.58 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The highest recorded value was 10.58 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, primary education, both sexes recorded in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.43 million in 2003.
- How does ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) rank for school age population, primary education, both sexes?
- ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) ranks 187th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, primary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECE: Eurasian Economic Union (eaeu) (unsdcode:98206) 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