Primary education, pupils in OECD members
OECD members: Primary education, pupils was 91.38 million in 2024. ▼ Falling
Primary education, pupils in OECD members, 1970–2024
Source: Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
Analysis
OECD members recorded 91.38 million for primary education, pupils in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.2% on the previous year and down 2.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, primary education, pupils in OECD members peaked at 104.10 million in 1980 and was at its lowest, 91.21 million, in 2022.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 55 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 100.08 million | 98.55 million | 101.12 million | 10 |
| 1980s | 102.56 million | 100.67 million | 104.10 million | 10 |
| 1990s | 100.31 million | 99.38 million | 101.80 million | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.72 million | 97.07 million | 100.69 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.96 million | 94.10 million | 96.60 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 91.81 million | 91.21 million | 92.90 million | 5 |
More education data for OECD members
- Population ages 15-64 64.5% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 16.4% (2025)
- School enrollment, primary 100.7% (2024)
- Primary education, teachers 6.28 million (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, female 100.4% (2024)
- School enrollment, primary, male 100.9% (2024)
- Labor force, female 44.8% (2025)
- Labor force, total 709.91 million (2025)
- School enrollment, primary (gross), gender parity index 0.9973 GPI (2020)
- School enrollment, secondary 105.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is primary education, pupils in OECD members?
- Primary education, pupils in OECD members was 91.38 million in 2024, according to Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
- What is the highest primary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The highest recorded value was 104.10 million in 1980.
- What is the lowest primary education, pupils recorded in OECD members?
- The lowest recorded value was 91.21 million in 2022.
- Is primary education, pupils rising or falling in OECD members?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this OECD members data come from?
- The figures come from Data API, UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), published as part of Primary education, pupils. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Primary education pupils is the total number of pupils enrolled at primary level in public and private schools.