School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)

ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123): School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes was 51.11 million in 2024. ▲ Rising

Latest (2024)
51.11 million
Change on year
up 1.6%
Rank
72nd
of 221 groups
All-time high
51.11 million
in 2024
All-time low
11.75 million
in 1970
Years of data
55
1970–2024

School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1970–2024

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Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.

Analysis

The most recent figure for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) is 51.11 million, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 55 years on record.

That represents a change of up 1.6% on the previous year and up 31.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) peaked at 51.11 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.75 million, in 1970.

ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 72nd 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: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), year by year

Annual values for School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number) in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123), 1970 to 2024.
Year Value Change
1970 11.75 million
1971 12.10 million +3.0%
1972 12.36 million +2.1%
1973 12.66 million +2.5%
1974 12.97 million +2.5%
1975 13.30 million +2.5%
1976 13.62 million +2.4%
1977 13.94 million +2.3%
1978 14.33 million +2.8%
1979 14.76 million +3.0%
1980 15.19 million +2.9%
1981 15.58 million +2.6%
1982 15.99 million +2.6%
1983 16.39 million +2.5%
1984 16.78 million +2.4%
1985 17.20 million +2.5%
1986 19.56 million +13.7%
1987 20.08 million +2.7%
1988 20.63 million +2.7%
1989 21.27 million +3.1%
1990 22.02 million +3.6%
1991 23.13 million +5.0%
1992 23.84 million +3.1%
1993 24.58 million +3.1%
1994 25.35 million +3.1%
1995 26.22 million +3.4%
1996 26.94 million +2.8%
1997 27.61 million +2.5%
1998 28.32 million +2.6%
1999 29.13 million +2.9%
2000 29.90 million +2.7%
2001 30.63 million +2.4%
2002 31.27 million +2.1%
2003 31.88 million +2.0%
2004 32.51 million +2.0%
2005 33.15 million +2.0%
2006 33.85 million +2.1%
2007 34.47 million +1.8%
2008 35.10 million +1.8%
2009 35.75 million +1.8%
2010 36.49 million +2.1%
2011 37.25 million +2.1%
2012 37.93 million +1.8%
2013 38.13 million +0.5%
2014 38.85 million +1.9%
2015 39.77 million +2.4%
2016 40.89 million +2.8%
2017 42.20 million +3.2%
2018 43.44 million +2.9%
2019 44.61 million +2.7%
2020 45.86 million +2.8%
2021 47.26 million +3.1%
2022 48.73 million +3.1%
2023 50.32 million +3.3%
2024 51.11 million +1.6%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1970s 13.18 million 11.75 million 14.76 million 10
1980s 17.87 million 15.19 million 21.27 million 10
1990s 25.71 million 22.02 million 29.13 million 10
2000s 32.85 million 29.90 million 35.75 million 10
2010s 39.96 million 36.49 million 44.61 million 10
2020s 48.66 million 45.86 million 51.11 million 5

Countries ranked near ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)

  1. 69 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 979,586 compare
  2. 70 Ecuador 963,179 compare
  3. 71 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 958,266 compare
  4. 72 Guinea 944,543 compare
  5. 73 Haiti 939,634 compare
  6. 74 Benin 937,194 compare
  7. 75 Rwanda 914,731 compare

See the full ranking of 441 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) was 51.11 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
What is the highest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
The highest recorded value was 51.11 million in 2024.
What is the lowest school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes recorded in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
The lowest recorded value was 11.75 million in 1970.
How does ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) rank for school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes?
ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123) ranks 72nd out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
Is school age population, upper secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in ECA: Oil Producing Economies (unsdcode:98123)?
Over the last ten years it is up 31.6%. 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, upper secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes (number)
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
441 places, 20,373 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release