School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 21.72 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
21.72 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
140th
of 221 groups
All-time high
21.72 million
in 2024
All-time low
6.26 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) is 21.72 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
The figure is up 1.6% on the previous year and up 35.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) peaked at 21.72 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.26 million, in 1970.
ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 140th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 6.26 million | — |
| 1971 | 6.39 million | +2.2% |
| 1972 | 6.52 million | +1.9% |
| 1973 | 6.63 million | +1.8% |
| 1974 | 6.79 million | +2.3% |
| 1975 | 6.97 million | +2.8% |
| 1976 | 7.18 million | +2.9% |
| 1977 | 7.39 million | +3.0% |
| 1978 | 7.56 million | +2.2% |
| 1979 | 7.72 million | +2.2% |
| 1980 | 7.86 million | +1.8% |
| 1981 | 8.06 million | +2.6% |
| 1982 | 8.34 million | +3.4% |
| 1983 | 8.61 million | +3.3% |
| 1984 | 8.85 million | +2.8% |
| 1985 | 9.25 million | +4.5% |
| 1986 | 9.48 million | +2.5% |
| 1987 | 9.77 million | +3.0% |
| 1988 | 10.05 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 10.36 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 10.64 million | +2.8% |
| 1991 | 10.95 million | +2.9% |
| 1992 | 11.34 million | +3.5% |
| 1993 | 11.69 million | +3.1% |
| 1994 | 11.97 million | +2.4% |
| 1995 | 12.35 million | +3.2% |
| 1996 | 12.73 million | +3.1% |
| 1997 | 12.60 million | -1.0% |
| 1998 | 10.80 million | -14.3% |
| 1999 | 10.59 million | -1.9% |
| 2000 | 10.86 million | +2.5% |
| 2001 | 11.09 million | +2.1% |
| 2002 | 11.36 million | +2.5% |
| 2003 | 11.67 million | +2.7% |
| 2004 | 12.03 million | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 12.41 million | +3.2% |
| 2006 | 12.76 million | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 13.13 million | +2.9% |
| 2008 | 13.50 million | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.89 million | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 14.33 million | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 14.76 million | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 15.14 million | +2.6% |
| 2013 | 15.84 million | +4.6% |
| 2014 | 16.05 million | +1.4% |
| 2015 | 15.91 million | -0.9% |
| 2016 | 16.39 million | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 16.95 million | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 17.50 million | +3.2% |
| 2019 | 18.11 million | +3.5% |
| 2020 | 18.73 million | +3.4% |
| 2021 | 20.09 million | +7.3% |
| 2022 | 20.74 million | +3.2% |
| 2023 | 21.38 million | +3.1% |
| 2024 | 21.72 million | +1.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6.94 million | 6.26 million | 7.72 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.06 million | 7.86 million | 10.36 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 11.57 million | 10.59 million | 12.73 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.27 million | 10.86 million | 13.89 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.10 million | 14.33 million | 18.11 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.53 million | 18.73 million | 21.72 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
More education data for ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.5% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.1% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 9.71 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.5% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 10.42 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 9.18 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 1.37 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male 30.38 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 10.93 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 10.79 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) was 21.72 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The highest recorded value was 21.72 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.26 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) ranks 140th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 35.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Land-locked Countries (unsdcode:98116) data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release