School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120): School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) was 77.17 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
77.17 million
Change on year
up 0.8%
Rank
100th
of 221 groups
All-time high
77.17 million
in 2024
All-time low
16.67 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) is 77.17 million, measured in 2024. 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 30.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) peaked at 77.17 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 16.67 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 16.67 million | — |
| 1971 | 17.08 million | +2.5% |
| 1972 | 17.55 million | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 18.11 million | +3.2% |
| 1974 | 18.63 million | +2.9% |
| 1975 | 19.24 million | +3.3% |
| 1976 | 19.80 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 20.24 million | +2.2% |
| 1978 | 20.74 million | +2.5% |
| 1979 | 21.35 million | +3.0% |
| 1980 | 21.96 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 22.79 million | +3.8% |
| 1982 | 23.00 million | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 23.72 million | +3.1% |
| 1984 | 24.95 million | +5.2% |
| 1985 | 25.75 million | +3.2% |
| 1986 | 26.52 million | +3.0% |
| 1987 | 27.23 million | +2.7% |
| 1988 | 28.04 million | +3.0% |
| 1989 | 28.83 million | +2.8% |
| 1990 | 29.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1991 | 30.51 million | +2.8% |
| 1992 | 31.40 million | +2.9% |
| 1993 | 32.33 million | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 33.38 million | +3.2% |
| 1995 | 34.45 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 35.38 million | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 35.72 million | +0.9% |
| 1998 | 36.49 million | +2.2% |
| 1999 | 37.52 million | +2.8% |
| 2000 | 38.64 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 39.86 million | +3.2% |
| 2002 | 41.16 million | +3.3% |
| 2003 | 42.49 million | +3.2% |
| 2004 | 43.90 million | +3.3% |
| 2005 | 45.24 million | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 46.61 million | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 48.00 million | +3.0% |
| 2008 | 49.49 million | +3.1% |
| 2009 | 50.98 million | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 52.59 million | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 54.21 million | +3.1% |
| 2012 | 55.72 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 57.94 million | +4.0% |
| 2014 | 59.13 million | +2.0% |
| 2015 | 60.86 million | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 62.61 million | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 64.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 66.14 million | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 68.08 million | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 70.03 million | +2.9% |
| 2021 | 72.00 million | +2.8% |
| 2022 | 73.87 million | +2.6% |
| 2023 | 76.56 million | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 77.17 million | +0.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 18.94 million | 16.67 million | 21.35 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 25.28 million | 21.96 million | 28.83 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 33.68 million | 29.67 million | 37.52 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 44.64 million | 38.64 million | 50.98 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 60.15 million | 52.59 million | 68.08 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.92 million | 70.03 million | 77.17 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.9 % change on previous year (2021)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 12.79 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.94 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 13.39 million (2022)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 1.99 % change on previous year (2022)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.86 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.16 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 1.94 million (2021)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, female (number) 6.77 % change on previous year (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- School age population, secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) was 77.17 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The highest recorded value was 77.17 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.67 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) rank for school age population, secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) ranks 100th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Ldcs (unsdcode:98120) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release