School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 41.84 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
41.84 million
Change on year
up 1.0%
Rank
90th
of 221 groups
All-time high
41.84 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.18 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), 1970–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) recorded 41.84 million for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 26.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) peaked at 41.84 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.18 million, in 1970.
That places ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 90th 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, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 11.18 million | — |
| 1971 | 11.52 million | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 11.86 million | +2.9% |
| 1973 | 12.18 million | +2.7% |
| 1974 | 12.55 million | +3.0% |
| 1975 | 12.99 million | +3.5% |
| 1976 | 13.41 million | +3.2% |
| 1977 | 13.67 million | +1.9% |
| 1978 | 14.06 million | +2.9% |
| 1979 | 14.47 million | +2.9% |
| 1980 | 14.88 million | +2.8% |
| 1981 | 15.61 million | +4.9% |
| 1982 | 15.90 million | +1.8% |
| 1983 | 16.44 million | +3.4% |
| 1984 | 17.43 million | +6.0% |
| 1985 | 18.14 million | +4.1% |
| 1986 | 18.68 million | +2.9% |
| 1987 | 19.22 million | +2.9% |
| 1988 | 19.77 million | +2.9% |
| 1989 | 20.38 million | +3.1% |
| 1990 | 20.91 million | +2.6% |
| 1991 | 21.47 million | +2.7% |
| 1992 | 22.04 million | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 22.67 million | +2.9% |
| 1994 | 23.29 million | +2.7% |
| 1995 | 24.18 million | +3.8% |
| 1996 | 24.95 million | +3.2% |
| 1997 | 26.17 million | +4.9% |
| 1998 | 23.71 million | -9.4% |
| 1999 | 23.92 million | +0.9% |
| 2000 | 24.59 million | +2.8% |
| 2001 | 25.24 million | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 25.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2003 | 26.57 million | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 27.17 million | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 27.67 million | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 28.10 million | +1.5% |
| 2007 | 28.56 million | +1.6% |
| 2008 | 29.10 million | +1.9% |
| 2009 | 29.65 million | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 30.29 million | +2.2% |
| 2011 | 30.92 million | +2.1% |
| 2012 | 31.51 million | +1.9% |
| 2013 | 32.62 million | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 33.14 million | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 33.26 million | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 34.02 million | +2.3% |
| 2017 | 34.79 million | +2.3% |
| 2018 | 35.68 million | +2.6% |
| 2019 | 36.52 million | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 37.42 million | +2.5% |
| 2021 | 39.15 million | +4.6% |
| 2022 | 40.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2023 | 41.41 million | +2.9% |
| 2024 | 41.84 million | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 12.79 million | 11.18 million | 14.47 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 17.64 million | 14.88 million | 20.38 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 23.33 million | 20.91 million | 26.17 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 27.26 million | 24.59 million | 29.65 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.27 million | 30.29 million | 36.52 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.02 million | 37.42 million | 41.84 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
More education data for ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 2.87 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 94.4% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 20.75 million (2023)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 5.2% (2023)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 21.47 million (2023)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 18.59 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, female 55.02 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 21.07 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 20.77 million (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes 7.08 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) was 41.84 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The highest recorded value was 41.84 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.18 million in 1970.
- How does ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
- ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) ranks 90th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this ECA: Non-oil Producing (unsdcode:98121) 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