Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations: Population of compulsory school age, both sexes was 172.43 million in 2024. ▲ Rising
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, 1997–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations recorded 172.43 million for population of compulsory school age, both sexes in 2024. That is the highest value across all 28 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% on the previous year and up 24.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations peaked at 172.43 million in 2024 and was at its lowest, 53.18 million, in 1997.
WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 71st of 221 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 28 years of available data.
Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1997 | 53.18 million | — |
| 1998 | 53.21 million | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 54.76 million | +2.9% |
| 2000 | 56.42 million | +3.0% |
| 2001 | 57.92 million | +2.7% |
| 2002 | 60.83 million | +5.0% |
| 2003 | 62.58 million | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 96.20 million | +53.7% |
| 2005 | 103.94 million | +8.0% |
| 2006 | 107.66 million | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 110.61 million | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 115.46 million | +4.4% |
| 2009 | 118.68 million | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 124.32 million | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 127.68 million | +2.7% |
| 2012 | 131.26 million | +2.8% |
| 2013 | 134.81 million | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 138.38 million | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 142.06 million | +2.7% |
| 2016 | 145.60 million | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 149.14 million | +2.4% |
| 2018 | 152.64 million | +2.3% |
| 2019 | 156.12 million | +2.3% |
| 2020 | 159.40 million | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 166.31 million | +4.3% |
| 2022 | 169.26 million | +1.8% |
| 2023 | 172.02 million | +1.6% |
| 2024 | 172.43 million | +0.2% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | +53.7% | 62.58 million | 96.20 million |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 53.71 million | 53.18 million | 54.76 million | 3 |
| 2000s | 89.03 million | 56.42 million | 118.68 million | 10 |
| 2010s | 140.20 million | 124.32 million | 156.12 million | 10 |
| 2020s | 167.89 million | 159.40 million | 172.43 million | 5 |
Countries ranked near WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- 68 Chile 3.03 million compare
- 69 Dominican Republic 2.83 million compare
- 70 Israel 2.62 million compare
- 71 Honduras 2.60 million compare
- 72 South Sudan 2.46 million compare
- 73 Netherlands 2.44 million compare
- 74 Togo 2.38 million compare
More education data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number), gaps 4.65 million (2019)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 26.82 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 30.83 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), annual growth rate 0.6568 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 12.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, both sexes (number), annual 0.4577 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, male (number) 3.96 % change on previous year (2019)
- Enrolment in tertiary education, all programmes, both sexes (number) 4.23 % change on previous year (2019)
- Teachers in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.84 million (2024)
All data for WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations →
Frequently asked questions
- What is population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Population of compulsory school age, both sexes in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations was 172.43 million in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The highest recorded value was 172.43 million in 2024.
- What is the lowest population of compulsory school age, both sexes recorded in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.18 million in 1997.
- How does WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations rank for population of compulsory school age, both sexes?
- WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations ranks 71st out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is population of compulsory school age, both sexes rising or falling in WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this WB: Fy23 Ida Countries Classified As Fragile Situations 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