School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): School age population, tertiary education, both sexes was 70.28 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
70.28 million
Change on year
up 1.4%
Rank
78th
of 221 groups
All-time high
70.28 million
in 2024
All-time low
17.54 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) recorded 70.28 million for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.4% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 70.28 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 17.54 million, in 1970.
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 78th of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 55 years of available data.
School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 17.54 million | — |
| 1971 | 17.96 million | +2.4% |
| 1972 | 18.29 million | +1.8% |
| 1973 | 18.82 million | +2.9% |
| 1974 | 19.39 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 19.93 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 20.45 million | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 20.95 million | +2.4% |
| 1978 | 21.51 million | +2.7% |
| 1979 | 22.14 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 22.78 million | +2.9% |
| 1981 | 23.43 million | +2.9% |
| 1982 | 24.13 million | +3.0% |
| 1983 | 24.84 million | +3.0% |
| 1984 | 25.51 million | +2.7% |
| 1985 | 26.23 million | +2.8% |
| 1986 | 27.18 million | +3.6% |
| 1987 | 27.88 million | +2.6% |
| 1988 | 28.61 million | +2.6% |
| 1989 | 29.46 million | +3.0% |
| 1990 | 30.40 million | +3.2% |
| 1991 | 31.31 million | +3.0% |
| 1992 | 32.19 million | +2.8% |
| 1993 | 33.20 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 34.22 million | +3.1% |
| 1995 | 35.47 million | +3.6% |
| 1996 | 36.53 million | +3.0% |
| 1997 | 37.53 million | +2.8% |
| 1998 | 38.62 million | +2.9% |
| 1999 | 39.95 million | +3.5% |
| 2000 | 41.20 million | +3.1% |
| 2001 | 42.44 million | +3.0% |
| 2002 | 43.63 million | +2.8% |
| 2003 | 44.79 million | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 45.88 million | +2.4% |
| 2005 | 46.76 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 47.79 million | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 48.69 million | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 49.68 million | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 50.68 million | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 51.73 million | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 52.75 million | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 53.70 million | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 54.74 million | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 55.87 million | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 56.89 million | +1.8% |
| 2016 | 57.95 million | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 59.09 million | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 60.43 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 61.83 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 63.47 million | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 65.30 million | +2.9% |
| 2022 | 67.28 million | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 69.29 million | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 70.28 million | +1.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 19.70 million | 17.54 million | 22.14 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 26.01 million | 22.78 million | 29.46 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 34.94 million | 30.40 million | 39.95 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 46.15 million | 41.20 million | 50.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.50 million | 51.73 million | 61.83 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.12 million | 63.47 million | 70.28 million | 5 |
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More education data for ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 2.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 2.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.37 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 1.75 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 29.39 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 2.79 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 32.48 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 2.34 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 11.06 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- School age population, tertiary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 70.28 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The highest recorded value was 70.28 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, tertiary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.54 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for school age population, tertiary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 78th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, tertiary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, tertiary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release