Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions
MDG: Developing Regions: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 1.07 billion in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions is 1.07 billion, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions peaked at 1.07 billion in 2024 and was at its lowest, 596.17 million, in 1998.
MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th of 221 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 596.22 million | — |
| 1998 | 596.17 million | -0.0% |
| 1999 | 603.31 million | +1.2% |
| 2000 | 609.29 million | +1.0% |
| 2001 | 616.11 million | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 656.70 million | +6.6% |
| 2003 | 658.94 million | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 681.17 million | +3.4% |
| 2005 | 693.35 million | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 690.25 million | -0.4% |
| 2007 | 692.33 million | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 701.31 million | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 898.35 million | +28.1% |
| 2010 | 906.52 million | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 914.17 million | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 934.13 million | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 964.74 million | +3.3% |
| 2014 | 972.49 million | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 996.23 million | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 1.01 billion | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 1.01 billion | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 1.02 billion | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 1.03 billion | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 1.04 billion | +1.0% |
| 2021 | 1.06 billion | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 1.07 billion | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 1.07 billion | +0.6% |
| 2024 | 1.07 billion | +0.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 598.57 million | 596.17 million | 603.31 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 689.78 million | 609.29 million | 898.35 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 976.15 million | 906.52 million | 1.03 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.06 billion | 1.04 billion | 1.07 billion | 5 |
Countries ranked near MDG: Developing Regions
More education data for MDG: Developing Regions
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 90.6% (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in general 89.6% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female 266.40 million (2024)
- Share of all students in secondary education enrolled in vocational 9.4% (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male 286.02 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes 171.20 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes 28.60 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, female 178.28 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, both sexes 368.76 million (2024)
- School age population, upper secondary education, male 190.49 million (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in MDG: Developing Regions was 1.07 billion in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The highest recorded value was 1.07 billion in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in MDG: Developing Regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 596.17 million in 1998.
- How does MDG: Developing Regions rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- MDG: Developing Regions ranks 9th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in MDG: Developing Regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this MDG: Developing Regions data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Population of compulsory school age, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release